repulsive

See also: répulsive

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French repulsif, from Medieval Latin repulsivus, from Latin repulsus.

Pronunciation

enPR: /rĭ-pŭl'sĭv/, /rē-pŭl'sĭv/

Adjective

repulsive (comparative more repulsive, superlative most repulsive)

tending to rouse aversion or to repulse
(physics) having the capacity to repel
cold, reserved, forbidding

Usage notes

Nouns to which "repulsive" is often applied: force, interaction, potential.

Synonyms

repellent
similar: disgusting, vile

Antonyms

(tending to rouse aversion) attractive
(physics, having the capacity to repel) attractive

Translations

tending to rouse aversion or to repulse

Catalan: repulsiu
Chinese:
Mandarin: 令人厌恶的
Finnish: kuvottava (fi)
French: répugnant (fr) m, répugnante (fr) f, repoussant (fr) m, repoussante (fr) f
Galician: repulsivo m
German: abstoßend (de), widerlich (de)
Greek:
Ancient: βδελυρός (bdelurós)

Hungarian: visszataszító (hu)
Maori: maninohea, etieti
Norwegian:
Bokmål: frastøtende, heslig (no), ekkel, motbydelig (no), ufyselig
Portuguese: repulsivo (pt)
Russian: отврати́тельный (ru) (otvratítelʹnyj), омерзи́тельный (ru) (omerzítelʹnyj), отта́лкивающий (ru) (ottálkivajuščij)
Spanish: repulsivo (es)

physics: having the capacity to repel

Catalan: repulsiu
Czech: odpudivý m
Finnish: hylkivä (fi)
German: abweisend (de)
Hungarian: taszító (hu)
Macedonian: одбивен m (ódbiven)

Norwegian:
Bokmål: frastøtende
Portuguese: repulsivo (pt)
Russian: отта́лкивающий (ru) (ottálkivajuščij)
Spanish: repulsivo (es)

Anagrams

prelusive, pulverise

Italian

Adjective

repulsive

Feminine plural form of repulsivo

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