repulsive

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

re·pul·sive BrE [rɪˈpʌlsɪv] NAmE [rɪˈpʌlsɪv] adjective
1. causing a feeling of strong dislike; very unpleasant
Syn: ↑disgusting
•a repulsive sight/smell/habit
•What a repulsive man!
2. (physics)causing ↑repulsion (= a force that pushes away)
•repulsive forces
Derived Word: ↑repulsively

Word Origin:
[repulsive repulsively] late Middle English: from French répulsif, or from, -ive, from repellere ‘drive back’, from re- ‘back’ + pellere ‘to drive’.

Example Bank:
•She found the idea deeply repulsive.
•The very thought seems repulsive.
•He found her habits quite repulsive.
•What a repulsive person!

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  hideous, repulsive(a), abhorrent, detestable, obscene, repugnant