repulsion Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun the force by which bodies repel one another
repulsive force.
noun intense aversion
horror; revulsion; repugnance.
noun the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand
standoff.

L. repulsio: cf. F. répulsion.

The act of repulsing or repelling, or the state of being repulsed or repelled.
A feeling of violent offence or disgust; repugnance.
(Physics) The power, either inherent or due to some physical action, by which bodies, or the particles of bodies, are made to recede from each other, or to resist each other's nearer approach; as, molecular repulsion; electrical repulsion.