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Pronunciation / Transliteration: fukai na
"彼の無礼な態度には本当に不快感を覚えた。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Causing intense disgust; extremely unpleasant or offensive.
"He found the smell of the chemical waste completely repulsive." - 2
Tending to drive away or keep at a distance, often used in physics regarding forces.
"Two magnets with the same polarity exert a repulsive force on each other."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin repulsivus, formed from the past participle of repellere (to drive back, repulse). Entering English in the early 17th century, it initially retained physical senses of driving back before shifting into psychological and aesthetic domains to describe intense aversion.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Repulsive"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Repulsive" is said worldwide
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répulsif
Transliteration: ʁepylsif
"Cette odeur est tout à fait réputée pour être répulsive."
abstoßend
Transliteration: ˈapˌʃtøːsn̩t
"Sein Verhalten bei dem Treffen war absolut abstoßend."
repulsivo
Transliteration: repulˈziːvo
"Trovo il suo atteggiamento arrogante estremamente repulsivo."
repulsivo
Transliteration: repulˈsivo
"El crimen que cometió causó un sentimiento repulsivo en la sociedad."
repulsivo
Transliteration: ʁepulˈzivu
"O comportamento dele com os animais foi totalmente repulsivo."
घृणास्पद
Transliteration: ghrinaaspad
"उसका व्यवहार बहुत घृणास्पद था।"
排斥的
Transliteration: páichì de
"这两个磁极之间有一种排斥的力量。"
혐오스러운
Transliteration: hyeom-oseureoun
"그의 혐오스러운 태도는 모두를 불쾌하게 했다."
不快な
Transliteration: fukai na
"彼の無礼な態度には本当に不快感を覚えた。"
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