repulsive

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɹɪˈpʌlsɪv/

Adjective

repulsive

1. Tending to rouse aversion or to repulse; disgusting.

   a repulsive smell

2. (physics) Having the capacity to repel.
3. Cold; reserved; forbidding.

Synonyms

• repellent
• similar: disgusting, vile

Antonyms

• (tending to rouse aversion) attractive
• (physics, having the capacity to repel) attractive

Translations

• French: répugnant, repoussant
• German: abstoßend, widerlich
• Italian: repellente
• Portuguese: repulsivo
• Russian: отврати́тельный
• Spanish: repulsivo

Translations

• German: abweisend
• Italian: repellente
• Portuguese: repulsivo
• Russian: отта́лкивающий
• Spanish: repulsivo

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