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repulsion
noun re·pul·sion \ri-ˈpəl-shən\
: a feeling of strong dislike or disgust
physics : a force that pushes something away from something else
: the act of pushing someone or something away : the act of repulsing something or someone
Full Definition of REPULSION
2
: the action of repelling : the force with which bodies, particles, or like forces repel one another
3
: a feeling of aversion : repugnance
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First Known Use of REPULSION
15th century
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repulsion
noun re·pul·sion \ri-ˈpəl-shən\
Medical Definition of REPULSION
: the tendency of some linked genetic characters to be inherited separately because a dominant allele for each character occurs on the same chromosome as a recessive allele of the other—compare coupling 2
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