'Repulsion' definitions:
Definition of 'repulsion'
(from WordNet)
noun
The force by which bodies repel one another [syn: repulsion, repulsive force] [ant: attraction, attractive force]
noun
noun
The act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand [syn: repulsion, standoff]
Definition of 'Repulsion'
From: GCIDE
- Repulsion \Re*pul"sion\ (r?-p?l"sh?n), n. [L. repulsio: cf. F. r['e]pulsion.]
- 1. The act of repulsing or repelling, or the state of being repulsed or repelled. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A feeling of violent offence or disgust; repugnance. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Physics) The power, either inherent or due to some physical action, by which bodies, or the particles of bodies, are made to recede from each other, or to resist each other's nearer approach; as, molecular repulsion; electrical repulsion. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'repulsion'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abhorrence,
- abomination,
- allergy,
- antagonism,
- antipathy,
- aversion,
- challenge,
- cold sweat,
- combative reaction,
- complaint,
- counteraction,
- creeping flesh,
- defiance,
- demur,
- detestation,
- disgust,
- dispute,
- dissent,
- dissentience,
- enmity,
- fractiousness,
- hate,
- hatred,
- horror,
- hostility,
- loathing,
- mortal horror,
- nausea,
- negativism,
- noncooperation,
- objection,
- obstinacy,
- opposition,
- passive resistance,
- protest,
- reaction,
- rebuff,
- recalcitrance,
- recalcitrancy,
- recalcitration,
- refractoriness,
- reluctance,
- remonstrance,
- renitence,
- renitency,
- repellence,
- repellency,
- repugnance,
- repulse,
- resistance,
- revolt,
- shuddering,
- stand,
- uncooperativeness,
- withstanding