repulsive
Pronunciations (2)
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/ɹɪˈpʌlsɪv/
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ɹɪˈpʌlsɪv
Adjective
Tending to rouse aversion or to repulse; disgusting.
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a repulsive smell
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The problem is to strike a balance between, on the one hand, the harsh poverty which still dominated the lives of most working folk, the repulsive physical environment and the moral void which surrounded so many of them, and, on the other, the undoubted general improvement of their conditions and prospects since the 1840s.
Having the capacity to repel.
Cold; reserved; forbidding.
Adjective
offensive to the mind
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an abhorrent deed
the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee
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morally repugnant customs
repulsive behavior
the most repulsive character in recent novels
possessing the ability to repel
- Antonyms
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a repulsive force
so extremely ugly as to be terrifying
- Synonyms
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a hideous scar
a repulsive mask
Word forms
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