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TOEFL BNC: 19199 COCA: 15753

repulsive

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repulsive /rɪˈpʌlsɪv/ adjective
repulsive
/rɪˈpʌlsɪv/
adjective
Learner's definition of REPULSIVE
[more repulsive; most repulsive]
: causing strong dislike or disgust令人厌恶的;使人强烈反感的
physics : of or relating to the force that pushes something away from something else(排)斥力的

— repulsively

adverb

— repulsiveness

noun [noncount]
TOEFL BNC: 19199 COCA: 15753

repulsive

adjective

re·​pul·​sive ri-ˈpəl-siv How to pronounce repulsive (audio)
1
: serving or able to repulse
repulsive force
2
: tending to repel or reject : cold, forbidding
3
: arousing aversion or disgust
repulsive crimes
repulsively adverb
repulsiveness noun

Example Sentences

Magnets have a repulsive effect on each other. a repulsive display of shameless flattery that made the embarrassed actor wrinkle his nose in disgust
Recent Examples on the Web And none are more uniquely disreputable than the McPoyle clan, the perpetually clammy, milk-guzzling, creepily incestuous former schoolmates led by the exquisitely repulsive Liam (Jimmi Simpson) and Ryan (Nate Mooney). Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 3 Sep. 2022 But the same repulsive scents are magnets for skunks, raccoons, rats, flies, and a lot of other wild critters, including a few neighborhood pets. Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2022 This type of behavior is not only unacceptable, but also repulsive. Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 17 Aug. 2022 Although these signature pieces are alluring, some of Kapoor’s work is alarming, even repulsive. Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022 For example, students talked about how their knowledge gained in their chemistry course regarding interactions – that is, attractive and repulsive forces – was important to understand how and why the chemical species that make up DNA come together. Zahilyn D. Roche Allred, The Conversation, 12 July 2022 Western governments have put us in this repulsive position, with eyes open. Andrew C. Mccarthy, National Review, 28 Feb. 2022 This may have been Streep’s most perverse film role, indulging a middle-aged woman’s psychotic delusions while also undergoing the most repulsive humiliation in any film this millennium. Armond White, National Review, 6 July 2022 To me, these details were both intriguing and repulsive. Okwiri Oduor, Harper’s Magazine , 22 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English repulsyve "(in medicine) dissipating collected humors," borrowed from Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French repulsif "repelling, dissipating humors," borrowed from Medieval Latin repulsīvus, from Latin repulsus, past participle of repellere "to push away, drive back, fend off" + -īvus -ive — more at repel

First Known Use

1594, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of repulsive was in 1594
TOEFL BNC: 19199 COCA: 15753
repulsive

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBSbe, look, seem, smell令人厭惡;看上去可憎;似乎可憎;難聞The very thought seems repulsive.一想起這件事似乎就覺得惡心。find sb/sth發覺⋯令人討厭ADVERBextremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常討厭deeply令人深感厭惡She found the idea deeply repulsive.她覺得這個想法很惡心。completely, totally, utterly徹底令人厭惡;完全使人反感a little, slightly, etc.有點兒/略微使人反感morally, physically, sexually道德上/生理上/性方面令人反感PREPOSITIONto使⋯反感He was utterly repulsive to her.她對他極為反感。

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