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répulsion

  • \ʁe.pyl.sjɔ̃\
  • [ʁe.pyl.sjɔ̃] France

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Du latin repulsio (« action de repousser »).

noun répulsions

  1. physical Action de repousser, état de ce qui est repoussé. L’attraction et la répulsion.
  2. figuratively Aversion, dégoût. Son visage indiquait un sentiment de répulsion voisin de l’horreur.

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MLA

"répulsion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/r%C3%A9pulsion. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

répulsion. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/r%C3%A9pulsion

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"répulsion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/r%C3%A9pulsion.

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@misc{re_pulsion_2026,
  title = {répulsion},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/r%C3%A9pulsion},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}