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Definition repulsion in American English

repulsion noun

[uncountable] noun
/rɪˈpʌlʃən/
1

a strong feeling of disliking someone or something that is so unpleasant that you feel slightly sick when you see them or think about them

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2

an electrical or magnetic force that makes things move away from each other

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Definition repulsion in American English