repulsion

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) The act of repelling or the condition of being repelled.
  2. (countable, uncountable) An extreme dislike of something, or hostility to something.
  3. (countable, uncountable) The repulsive force acting between bodies of the same electric charge or magnetic polarity.

Frequency

46k
Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French répulsion, from Late Latin repulsio, repulsionem, from Latin repulsus.

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