Repulsion

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1. Noun

The act of repulsing or repelling, or the state of being repulsed or repelled.

2. Noun

A feeling of violent offence or disgust; repugnance.

3. Noun

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.

4. Noun

the force by which bodies repel one another
Vocabulary classified under Physics

5. Noun

intense aversion
Vocabulary classified under Emotion and tone
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