Meaning & use
Repulsion
Last updated
a strong feeling of intense dislike or disgust, or the physical force by which objects push each other apart
See it in a sentence
She felt a wave of repulsion at the smell of the rotting fruit.
Like poles of a magnet exert a force of repulsion on each other.
A note on using this word
In physics, repulsion is the precise opposite of attraction, and both terms describe forces such as magnetism, electric charge, and gravity.
Words with a similar meaning
revulsiondisgust
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Words with an opposite meaning
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “Repulsion”, then compare your use with the examples above.
Your draft stays on this page and is not sent anywhere.