repulsion

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

re·pul·sion [repulsion repulsions] BrE [rɪˈpʌlʃn] NAmE [rɪˈpʌlʃn] noun uncountable
1. a feeling of very strong dislike of sth that you find extremely unpleasant
2. (physics)the force by which objects tend to push each other away
•the forces of attraction and repulsion
see also ↑repel
compare ↑attraction

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from late Latin repulsio(n-), from repellere ‘drive back’, from re- ‘back’ + pellere ‘to drive’.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  standoff, repugnance, revulsion, horror, repulsive force
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  attraction, attractive force