repulsive
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repulsive
- /ɹɪˈpʌlsɪv/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French repulsif, from Medieval Latin repulsivus, from Latin repulsus. By surface analysis, repuls(e) + -ive.
Compare typologically Polish odpychający (< pchnąć), Russian отта́лкивающий (ottálkivajuščij) (< толкну́ть (tolknútʹ)).
adjective more repulsive · most repulsive
- Tending to rouse aversion or to repulse; disgusting. a repulsive smell
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Having the capacity to repel.
Opposite: attractive
- Cold; reserved; forbidding.
Similar: repellent, disgusting, vile, inappropriate · Opposite: attractive
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: repugnant, detestable, abhorrent, hideous, offensive, ugly, obscene, repugnance, off-putting, odious, revulsion, abominable, heinous, hateful, loathsome, despicable
adjective
Similar: repellent, disgusting, vile, inappropriate · Opposite: attractive
Translations
Every language
adj tending to rouse aversion or to repulse
| Español | repulsivo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 令人厌恶的 |
| Português | repulsivo |
| Français | répugnant, repoussant |
| Deutsch | abstoßend, widerlich, widerwärtig |
| Italiano | repellente |
| Ελληνικά | απωθητικός apothitikós, αποκρουστικός apokroustikós |
| Română | respingător, dezgustător |
| Русский | отврати́тельный otvratítelʹnyj, омерзи́тельный omerzítelʹnyj, отта́лкивающий ottálkivajuščij |
| עברית | דּוֹחֶה doẖé |
adj physics: having the capacity to repel
| Español | repulsivo |
|---|---|
| Português | repulsivo |
| Deutsch | abweisend |
| Italiano | repellente |
| Ελληνικά | απωστικός apostikós |
| Русский | отта́лкивающий ottálkivajuščij |
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