repulsive

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English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈpʌlsɪv/
enPR: /rĭ-pŭl'sĭv/, /rē-pŭl'sĭv/
Audio (US): (file)

Adjective

repulsive (comparative more repulsive, superlative most repulsive)

Tending to rouse aversion or to repulse; disgusting.
a repulsive smell
(physics) Having the capacity to repel.
Cold; reserved; forbidding.

Synonyms

repellent
similar: disgusting, vile, inappropriate

Antonyms

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

Collocations

with nouns (physics)

Translations

tending to rouse aversion or to repulse

Bhojpuri: प्रतिकारक (pratikārak)
Bulgarian: противен (bg) (protiven), отвратителен (bg) (otvratitelen)
Catalan: repulsiu
Chinese:
Mandarin: 令人厌恶的
Finnish: kuvottava (fi), luotaantyöntävä (fi)
French: répugnant (fr), repoussant (fr)
Galician: repulsivo
German: abstoßend (de), widerlich (de)
Greek:
Ancient: βδελυρός (bdelurós), βδελυκτός (bdeluktós)
Hebrew: דּוֹחֶה m (doẖé)
Hungarian: visszataszító (hu)
Italian: repellente (it)
Latin: taeter
Macedonian: одбивен m (odbiven), одвратен m (odvraten)
Maori: maninohea, etieti
Norwegian:
Bokmål: frastøtende, heslig (no), ekkel, motbydelig (no), ufyselig

Nynorsk: fråstøytande, hesleg, ekkel, motbydeleg, ufyseleg
Ottoman Turkish: طاتسز (tatsız), ناخوش (nahoş), لذتسز (lezzetsiz)
Polish: odpychający (pl)
Portuguese: repulsivo (pt)
Romanian: respingător (ro), dezgustător (ro)
Russian: отврати́тельный (ru) (otvratítelʹnyj), омерзи́тельный (ru) (omerzítelʹnyj), отта́лкивающий (ru) (ottálkivajuščij)
Spanish: repulsivo (es)
Swedish: motbjudande (sv)

physics: having the capacity to repel

Catalan: repulsiu
Czech: odpudivý
Finnish: hylkivä (fi)
German: abweisend (de)
Hungarian: taszító (hu)
Italian: repellente (it)
Macedonian: одбивен (odbiven)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: frastøtende
Portuguese: repulsivo (pt)
Russian: отта́лкивающий (ru) (ottálkivajuščij)
Spanish: repulsivo (es)

Anagrams

prelusive, pulverise

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /re.pulˈsi.ve/
Rhymes: -ive
Hyphenation: re‧pul‧sì‧ve

Adjective

repulsive

feminine plural of repulsivo

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