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Definition of repulsion noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

repulsion

noun

NAmE//rɪˈpʌlʃn//

[uncountable]

1a feeling of very strong dislike of something that you find extremely unpleasant

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2(physics) the force by which objects tend to push each other away the forces of attraction and repulsion see repel compare attraction

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