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... revulsion disgust aversionloathingabhorrence repugnance

Opposites

attraction affinity appeal

Word family

Related forms repulse repulsive repel

Etymology

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

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Topics

Emotions & Feelings Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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

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