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How to pronounce repulsion in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms horror, repugnance, revulsion
Type of disgust
Type Words
Synonyms standoff
Type of stand
Derivation repulse
Type Words
Synonyms repulsive force
Type of force

Examples of repulsion

repulsion
If thoughts of attraction or repulsion based upon the past intrude, let them go.
From the timesunion.com
One great thing about the South is its near-universal repulsion for toll booths.
From the charlotteobserver.com
With the adherence to each distinct component, comes the repulsion of the other.
From the en.wikipedia.org
There's terror and repulsion in us, the terrible spot that we don't talk about.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
I was so shocked at the sight that I cringed in repulsion at my own reflection.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
The parents'tone must convey love and concern, not condemnation and repulsion.
From the pe.com
It seems obvious that our repulsion from the gross is rooted in our fear of death.
From the us.cnn.com
Fast forward a decade, and Bonny's initial repulsion to pools is a distant memory.
From the sltrib.com
When it was first exhibited, it drew gasps of repulsion and admiration alike.
From the independent.co.uk
More examples
  • The force by which bodies repel one another
  • Repugnance: intense aversion
  • The act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand
  • (repulsive) abhorrent: offensive to the mind; "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs"; "repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in recent novels"
  • Repulsive(a): possessing the ability to repel; "a repulsive force"
  • (repulsive) hideous: so extremely ugly as to be terrifying; "a hideous scar"; "a repulsive mask"
  • Repulsion may refer to:
  • Repulsion is an early grindcore / death metal band from Flint, Michigan. They have been called the "most influential grindcore band of all time".
  • The act of repelling or the condition of being repelled; An extreme dislike of something, or hostility to something; The repulsive force acting between bodies of the same electric charge or magnetic polarity