repulsive

pronunciation

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  • Adjective:
    offensive to the mind
    possessing the ability to repel
    so extremely ugly as to be terrifying

Word Origin

repulsive (adj.)
early 15c., "able to repel," from Middle French repulsif (14c.) and directly from Medieval Latin repulsivus, from repuls-, past participle stem of repellere (see repel). The sense of "causing disgust" is first recorded 1816. Related: Repulsively; repulsiveness.

Synonym

Example

1. Never in her life had she tasted anything more repulsive .
2. Please get rid of that repulsive smell !
3. Quite literally , they find each other 's presence repulsive .
4. I found his novel repulsive .
5. Intermolecular attractive force and repulsive force .

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