repulsive
/rɪˈpʌlsɪv/
adjective
- Causing a strong feeling of dislike or disgust; extremely unpleasant.
- She found his rude behavior absolutely repulsive.
- The smell from the garbage was so repulsive that I had to leave the room.
- The movie's violent scenes were repulsive to many viewers.
- Relating to a force that pushes objects away from each other, especially in physics.
- The repulsive force between the two particles prevented them from colliding.
- Magnets have both attractive and repulsive forces depending on their poles.
- In electromagnetism, like charges create a repulsive effect.
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