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    repulsive
    /rɪˈpʌlsɪv/

    adjective

    • 1. arousing intense distaste or disgust: "a repulsive smell"
    • 2. relating to repulsion between physical objects.

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishREPULSIVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    extremely unpleasant or unacceptable: What a repulsive old man! I think rats and snakes are repulsive. Synonyms. abhorrent formal. detestable formal. disgusting. repugnant formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Serious and unpleasant. abominable. abominably. abysmally. apocalyptic. fraught. frightful. from hell idiom. fun. ghastliness

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › repulsiveRepulsive Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of REPULSIVE is serving or able to repulse. How to use repulsive in a sentence.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishREPULSIVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you describe something or someone as repulsive, you mean that they are horrible and disgusting and you want to avoid them. ...repulsive fat white slugs.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › repulsiveRepulsive - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    If something's repulsive, it's so disgusting you don't want to go near it. You may find rotting meat repulsive, but maggots find it delicious.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › repulsiveREPULSIVE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    adjective. causing repugnance or aversion: a repulsive mask. Synonyms: distasteful, offensive, disgusting, loathsome. capable of causing repulsion; serving to repulse: to present enough repulsive force to keep the enemy from daring to attack. tending to drive away or keep at a distance; cold; forbidding:

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryREPULSIVE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    extremely unpleasant or unacceptable: What a repulsive old man! I think rats and snakes are repulsive. Synonyms. abhorrent formal. detestable formal. disgusting. repugnant formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Serious and unpleasant. abominable. abominably. abysmally. apocalyptic. fraught. frightful. from hell idiom. fun. ghastliness

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › repulsiveRepulsive - definition of repulsive by The Free Dictionary

    1. causing or occasioning repugnance; loathsome; disgusting or distasteful: a repulsive sight. 2. tending to repel, esp by coldness and discourtesy. 3. (General Physics) physics concerned with, producing, or being a repulsion. reˈpulsively adv. reˈpulsiveness n.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishrepulsive adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of repulsive adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › repulsiveREPULSIVE Synonyms: 128 Similar and Opposite Words - ...

    Synonyms for REPULSIVE: disgusting, ugly, sickening, awful, horrible, hideous, shocking, obscene; Antonyms of REPULSIVE: attractive, innocuous, desirable, acceptable, inoffensive, pleasant, appealing, delightful.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishREPULSIVE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    REPULSIVE definition: extremely unpleasant, especially to look at: . Learn more.