Repulsive
adjective
Something that causes very strong feelings of dislike or disgust.
Many people find the idea of eating insects repulsive.
Often appears as...
- repulsive smell
- repulsive idea
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Disapproving
adjective
In physics, referring to a force that pushes away or causes repulsion.
The electrons exert a repulsive force on each other.
Often appears as...
- repulsive force
- repulsive interaction
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Academic
adjective
Something that causes very strong feelings of dislike or disgust.
Many people find the idea of eating insects repulsive.
Often appears as...
- repulsive smell
- repulsive idea
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
In physics, referring to a force that pushes away or causes repulsion.
The electrons exert a repulsive force on each other.
Often appears as...
- repulsive force
- repulsive interaction
Usage tips
Academic
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Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Weight
Use 'repulsive' to convey a strong emotional reaction of disgust or distaste.
The repulsive taste of spoiled milk made her gag.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Judgement
Indicates moral or aesthetic disapproval when describing behavior, appearance or ideas.
Bullying is a repulsive behavior that must be stopped.
Pro Tip 3/3Descriptive Imagery
Use 'repulsive' to create a vivid image that elicits disgust in the reader or listener.
Garbage bags piled on the street corner were a repulsive sight.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Weight
Use 'repulsive' to convey a strong emotional reaction of disgust or distaste.
The repulsive taste of spoiled milk made her gag.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Judgement
Indicates moral or aesthetic disapproval when describing behavior, appearance or ideas.
Bullying is a repulsive behavior that must be stopped.
Pro Tip 3/3Descriptive Imagery
Use 'repulsive' to create a vivid image that elicits disgust in the reader or listener.
Garbage bags piled on the street corner were a repulsive sight.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Weight
Use 'repulsive' to convey a strong emotional reaction of disgust or distaste.
The repulsive taste of spoiled milk made her gag.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Judgement
Indicates moral or aesthetic disapproval when describing behavior, appearance or ideas.
Bullying is a repulsive behavior that must be stopped.
Pro Tip 3/3Descriptive Imagery
Use 'repulsive' to create a vivid image that elicits disgust in the reader or listener.
Garbage bags piled on the street corner were a repulsive sight.
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Video examples
Vultures - Photographing...
leopards lions bits of elephant black mambas honey badgers pangolins most trafficked animal the world at the moment you could just walk in off the street and buy any in it so I just you know I had to shoot I want people see them at their best which is when they're fighting they're covered in blood and they're heartily repulsive
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Mapping the Unknown,...
know how to keep the universe in that static situation and he made an amazing discovery enabled by his new theory his amazing discovery was although the gravity of the objects in the universe is attractive the gravity of the empty space between the objects could be repulsive and this kind of repulsive
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The chemistry of cold...
In chemistry, energetics deals with the attractive and repulsive forces between particles at the molecular level. This scale is so small that there are more water molecules in a single glass than there are known stars in the universe. And all of these trillions of molecules are
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Have we reached the end...
The universe is getting bigger and bigger faster and faster driven by a mysterious repulsive force called dark energy. Now, whenever you hear the word "dark" in physics, you should get very suspicious because it probably means we don't know what we're talking about.
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Three ways the universe...
that’s the repulsive force expanding the universe. Copy this system over and over again, and you have something approximating the real universe. The outcome of the battle between these two opposing forces determines how the end of the universe will play out.
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Is our universe the only...
and that's a question on which we can make headway because those universes that have much more dark energy than ours whenever matter tries to clump into galaxies the repulsive push of the dark energy is so strong that it blows the clump apart
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Why is our universe...
that are out there? And that's a question on which we can make headway. Because those universes that have much more dark energy than ours, whenever matter tries to clump into galaxies, the repulsive push of the dark energy is so strong
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Dark Universe 101 PIPE...
Not much is known about dark matter, but even less is known about dark energy. Dark energy is a mysterious force that fills the space between objects. It makes up about 70% of mass in the universe, plus it has a repulsive property
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Christopher Ategeka: How...
So, if you're a parent in this room, and you have those teenager children who don't want anything to do with your love and affection -- in fact, they find it repulsive --
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Pearlfish's Gross Hiding...
Sea cucumbers are repulsive to most predators, so the pearlfish is safe inside. It'll stay there until it's time to feed again.
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Vultures - Photographing...
leopards lions bits of elephant black mambas honey badgers pangolins most trafficked animal the world at the moment you could just walk in off the street and buy any in it so I just you know I had to shoot I want people see them at their best which is when they're fighting they're covered in blood and they're heartily repulsive
Video examples
Mapping the Unknown,...
know how to keep the universe in that static situation and he made an amazing discovery enabled by his new theory his amazing discovery was although the gravity of the objects in the universe is attractive the gravity of the empty space between the objects could be repulsive and this kind of repulsive
Video examples
The chemistry of cold...
In chemistry, energetics deals with the attractive and repulsive forces between particles at the molecular level. This scale is so small that there are more water molecules in a single glass than there are known stars in the universe. And all of these trillions of molecules are
Video examples
Have we reached the end...
The universe is getting bigger and bigger faster and faster driven by a mysterious repulsive force called dark energy. Now, whenever you hear the word "dark" in physics, you should get very suspicious because it probably means we don't know what we're talking about.
Video examples
Three ways the universe...
that’s the repulsive force expanding the universe. Copy this system over and over again, and you have something approximating the real universe. The outcome of the battle between these two opposing forces determines how the end of the universe will play out.
Video examples
Is our universe the only...
and that's a question on which we can make headway because those universes that have much more dark energy than ours whenever matter tries to clump into galaxies the repulsive push of the dark energy is so strong that it blows the clump apart
Video examples
Why is our universe...
that are out there? And that's a question on which we can make headway. Because those universes that have much more dark energy than ours, whenever matter tries to clump into galaxies, the repulsive push of the dark energy is so strong
Video examples
Dark Universe 101 PIPE...
Not much is known about dark matter, but even less is known about dark energy. Dark energy is a mysterious force that fills the space between objects. It makes up about 70% of mass in the universe, plus it has a repulsive property
Video examples
Christopher Ategeka: How...
So, if you're a parent in this room, and you have those teenager children who don't want anything to do with your love and affection -- in fact, they find it repulsive --
Video examples
Pearlfish's Gross Hiding...
Sea cucumbers are repulsive to most predators, so the pearlfish is safe inside. It'll stay there until it's time to feed again.
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Steve Albini
American Musician
I think fashion is repulsive. The whole idea that someone else can make clothing that is supposed to be in style and make other people look good is ridiculous. It sickens me to think that there is an industry that plays to the low self-esteem of the general public. I would like the fashion industry to collapse.
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Gary L. Francione
American Educator
Michael Vick may enjoy watching dogs fight. Someone else may find that repulsive but see nothing wrong with eating an animal who has had a life as full of pain and suffering as the lives of the fighting dogs. It's strange that we regard the latter as morally different from, and superior to, the former.
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Nicolas Cage
Actor
The best characters are the ones that somehow manage to be both attractive and repulsive at the same time. If you do that, you're at the center of the universe - if you can find characters who are more ambiguous and can raise more questions than answers.
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Felix Mendelssohn
German Composer
Though everything else may appear shallow and repulsive, even the smallest task in music is so absorbing, and carries us so far away from town, country, earth, and all worldly things, that it is truly a blessed gift of God.
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Susanna Moodie
British Author
Large parties given to very young children... foster the passions of vanity and envy, and produce a love of dress and display which is very repulsive in the character of a child.
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Selma Blair
American Actress
I never want to be a showoff or attention getter or something that, truthfully, is kind of repulsive to me, but I get uncomfortable.
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T. S. Eliot
American Poet
There is not a more repulsive spectacle than on old man who will not forsake the world, which has already forsaken him.
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Chester Gould
American Cartoonist
I usually start with a repulsive character and go on from there.
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David Bowie
English Musician
I always had a repulsive need to be something more than human.
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Catherine Zeta-Jones
Welsh Actress
I find divorces repulsive. I will never get divorced, never.
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Steve Albini
American Musician
I think fashion is repulsive. The whole idea that someone else can make clothing that is supposed to be in style and make other people look good is ridiculous. It sickens me to think that there is an industry that plays to the low self-esteem of the general public. I would like the fashion industry to collapse.
Quote examples
Gary L. Francione
American Educator
Michael Vick may enjoy watching dogs fight. Someone else may find that repulsive but see nothing wrong with eating an animal who has had a life as full of pain and suffering as the lives of the fighting dogs. It's strange that we regard the latter as morally different from, and superior to, the former.
Quote examples
Nicolas Cage
Actor
The best characters are the ones that somehow manage to be both attractive and repulsive at the same time. If you do that, you're at the center of the universe - if you can find characters who are more ambiguous and can raise more questions than answers.
Quote examples
Felix Mendelssohn
German Composer
Though everything else may appear shallow and repulsive, even the smallest task in music is so absorbing, and carries us so far away from town, country, earth, and all worldly things, that it is truly a blessed gift of God.
Quote examples
Susanna Moodie
British Author
Large parties given to very young children... foster the passions of vanity and envy, and produce a love of dress and display which is very repulsive in the character of a child.
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Selma Blair
American Actress
I never want to be a showoff or attention getter or something that, truthfully, is kind of repulsive to me, but I get uncomfortable.
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T. S. Eliot
American Poet
There is not a more repulsive spectacle than on old man who will not forsake the world, which has already forsaken him.
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Chester Gould
American Cartoonist
I usually start with a repulsive character and go on from there.
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David Bowie
English Musician
I always had a repulsive need to be something more than human.
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Catherine Zeta-Jones
Welsh Actress
I find divorces repulsive. I will never get divorced, never.
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