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repulsion noun [ rɪˈpʌlʃ(ə)n ]

• a feeling of intense distaste or disgust.
• "people talk about the case with a mixture of fascination and repulsion"
Similar: disgust, revulsion, abhorrence, repugnance, nausea, loathing, horror, hatred, detestation, aversion, abomination, distaste, antipathy, dislike, contempt, odium, yuck factor, disrelish, repellency, repellence,
Opposite: delight, liking,
• a force under the influence of which objects tend to move away from each other, e.g. through having the same magnetic polarity or electric charge.
• "bond lengths are increased due to increasing repulsion between the atoms"


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