repulsion C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /rɪˈpʌlʃən/ UK /rɪˈpʌlʃən/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a feeling of intense disgust, or a force driving things apart She recoiled in repulsion at the sight of the wound. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a feeling of intense... revulsiondisgustaversionloathingabhorrencerepugnance ↔ Opposites attractionaffinityappeal Word family Related forms repulserepulsiverepel Etymology AI details From Late Latin repulsio ('a driving back'), from repellere ('to drive back'), from re- ('back') + pellere ('to drive, push'). repulsio Latin repellere Latin pellere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Emotions & Feelings Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # repulsion **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /rɪˈpʌlʃən/ **IPA (UK):** /rɪˈpʌlʃən/ ## Meanings 1. a feeling of intense disgust, or a force driving things apart ## Examples - She recoiled in repulsion at the sight of the wound. ## Synonyms - revulsion - disgust - aversion - loathing - abhorrence - repugnance ## Antonyms - attraction - affinity - appeal ## Related Forms - repulse - repulsive - repel ## Roots and Affixes - Root: repulsio - Root: repellere - Root: pellere ## Etymology From Late Latin repulsio ('a driving back'), from repellere ('to drive back'), from re- ('back') + pellere ('to drive, push'). ## AI Etymology Repulsion is from Late Latin repulsio ('a driving back'), from repellere ('to drive back'), from re- ('back') + pellere ('to drive, push'). Important recorded forms include repulsio (Latin), repellere (Latin), and pellere (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers a feeling of intense disgust, or a force driving things apart. The wider family includes related words such as repulse, repulsive, and repel. ## Topics - Emotions & Feelings - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown