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repulsive
" I never want to be a showoff or attention getter or something that, truthfully, is kind of repulsive to me, but I get uncomfortable."
Selma Blair

Meaning of "repulsive" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF REPULSIVE

rɪˈpʌlsɪv


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REPULSIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Repulsive is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES REPULSIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Repulsion (disambiguation)

Repulsion is a feeling of disgust or very strong dislike. Repulsion may also refer to: ▪ Repulsive force, a force between two bodies away from each other ▪ Repulsive force, the mechanism that leads to vomiting ▪ Repulsion, a 1965 film directed by Roman Polański ▪ Repulsion, a death metal / grindcore band ▪ Repulsion, a type of genetic linkage ▪ "Repulsion", a 1985 song by Dinosaur Jr, their debut single...

Definition of repulsive in the English dictionary

The first definition of repulsive in the dictionary is causing or occasioning repugnance; loathsome; disgusting or distasteful. Other definition of repulsive is tending to repel, esp by coldness and discourtesy. Repulsive is also concerned with, producing, or being a repulsion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH REPULSIVE

anticonvulsive · appulsive · compulsive · convulsive · divulsive · emulsive · expulsive · impulsive · propulsive · retropulsive · revulsive

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE REPULSIVE

repudiator · repugn · repugnance · repugnancy · repugnant · repugnantly · repulp · repulse · repulser · repulsion · repulsively · repulsiveness · repump · repunctuation · repunit · repurchase · repurchase agreement · repure · repurify · repurpose

WORDS THAT END LIKE REPULSIVE

abusive · adhesive · aggressive · all-inclusive · defensive · excessive · exclusive · expensive · explosive · extensive · impressive · inclusive · inexpensive · intensive · massive · offensive · on the defensive · passive · progressive · responsive

Synonyms and antonyms of repulsive in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «REPULSIVE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «repulsive» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «repulsive» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF REPULSIVE

Find out the translation of repulsive to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of repulsive from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «repulsive» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

令人憎恶的
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

repulsivo
570 millions of speakers
en

English

repulsive
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

प्रतिकारक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُنَفِّر
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

омерзительный
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

repugnante
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

বীভত্স
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

repoussant
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Menjijikkan
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

abstoßend
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

むかつくような
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

혐오감을 일으키는
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Repulsive
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ghê tởm
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

வெறுப்பூட்டும்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

तिरस्करणीय
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

itici
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

ripugnante
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

odrażający
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

відразливий
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

dezgustător
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σιχαμερός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afstootlike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

avskyvärd
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

motbydelig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of repulsive

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «REPULSIVE»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of repulsive
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «repulsive».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about repulsive

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «REPULSIVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word repulsive.
1
Selma Blair
I never want to be a showoff or attention getter or something that, truthfully, is kind of repulsive to me, but I get uncomfortable.
2
David Bowie
I always had a repulsive need to be something more than human.
3
Poppy Z. Brite
In high school I was the dog, always, and I never have felt comfortable or right in my body, and part of my whole exhibitionist thing has probably been a way of testing to see whether or not I really was this repulsive creature that I felt like for so long.
4
Al Capp
Today's younger generation is no worse than my own. We were just as ignorant and repulsive as they are, but nobody listened to us.
5
Dinesh D'Souza
America is simultaneously the most attractive and most repulsive place on the planet. It is most loved and most hated.
6
Gary L. Francione
Michael Vick may enjoy watching dogs fight. Someone else may find that repulsive but see nothing wrong with eating an animal who has had a life as full of pain and suffering as the lives of the fighting dogs. It's strange that we regard the latter as morally different from, and superior to, the former.
7
Kim Gordon
No one talks about woman power. The Spice Girls - they're masquerading as little girls. It's repulsive.
8
Maxim Gorky
There is no one on earth more disgusting and repulsive than he who gives alms. Even as there is no one so miserable as he who accepts them.
9
Chester Gould
I usually start with a repulsive character and go on from there.
10
Pamela Hansford Johnson
We demand that people should be true to the pictures we have of them, no matter how repulsive those pictures may be: we prefer the true portrait in all its homogeneity, to one with a detail added which refuses to fit in.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REPULSIVE»

Discover the use of repulsive in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to repulsive and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Book of Repulsive Women and Other Poems
Heinrich Schenker: A Research and Information Guide is an annotated bibliography concerning both the nature of primary sources related to the composer and the scope and significance of the secondary sources which deal with him, his ...
Djuna Barnes, Rebecca Loncraine, 2003
2
Mondo Magnets: 40 Attractive (And Repulsive) Devices and ...
Even the most experienced science teacher or at-home tinkerer will find dozens of new tricks in this amazing collection.
Fred Jeffers, 2007
3
Radically Repulsive: Over 400 Crazy Questions!
Presents an assortment of dilemmas, in a series of questions, such as "Would you rather have the ability to ace any test, but only when completely naked or have the ability to be invisible but only while you dance around like an idiot?"
Justin Heimberg, David Gomberg, 2010
4
Quantitative Prediction of Tip-sample Repulsive Forces and ...
The ability to predict sample deformation and the resultant interaction forces is a vital component to preventing sample damage and acquiring accurate height traces in atomic force microscopy (AFM).
Joshua C. Crone, 2008
5
Almanac of the Gross, Disgusting & Totally Repulsive: A ...
Offers information about the human body, animals, food customs, entertainment, and history that the author hopes that some readers will find disgusting
Eric Elfman, 1994
6
Grossopedia: A Startling Collection of Repulsive Trivia You ...
GRUESOME, DISGUSTING, AND ABSOLUTELY VILE! Loaded with hundreds of disgusting, repulsive, gruesome, and loathsome facts, this is by far the foulest collection of trivia around.
Rachel Federman, 2013
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Every Creeping Thing: True Tales of Repulsive Wildlife
Conniff ranges widely through the animal kingdom studying moles in England, weasels in Scotland and farther afield to the static life of the sloth, the lifestyles of petrels, bats, grizzly bears, mice, sharks and many more.
Richard Conniff, 1999
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Repulsive Roaches
Learn about the ever-present roach.
Greg Roza, 2011
9
Urban World History: An Economic and Geographical Perspective
At their peak, location systems reach a point where their positive repulsive forces weaken, their equilibrating repulsive forces temper, and negative repulsive forces develop. The latter originate from the fact that the existing infrastructures are ...
Luc-Normand Tellier, 2009
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The Numerical Discourses of the Buddha: A Complete ...
The Blessed One said this: ”(1) Bhikkhus, it is good for a bhikkhu from time to time to dwell perceiving the repulsive in the unrepulsive. (2) It is good for a bhikkhu from time to time to dwell perceiving the unrepulsive in the repulsive. (3) It is good  ...
‎2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REPULSIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term repulsive is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Fitness Motivator' Who Called Overweight People 'Repulsive
In the video, Burk said: “When I sit there and I look at someone that's overweight, I find that utterly repulsive and disgusting. Why? Because it shows a lack of ... «Inside Edition, Jul 15»
2
Video of drill sergeant calling overweight people 'repulsive' goes viral
FORT STEWART, Ga. — A Facebook video of an Army veteran calling overweight people “utterly repulsive and disgusting” has gone viral. The video posted on ... «myfox8.com, Jul 15»
3
Letter: Paladino's comments insulting and repulsive
Not only was Carl Paladino's statement offensive and repulsive, but his facts were completely wrong. He is a disgrace to Buffalo and his continued place on the ... «Buffalo News, Jun 15»
4
Ginger Baker Bashes Led Zeppelin and Calls Heavy Metal 'Repulsive'
But Baker reserved the bulk of his wrath for metal. Calling it “incredibly repulsive,” he distanced himself from his band's legacy as one of the creators of the genre ... «Ultimate Classic Rock, Jun 15»
5
Russian Orthodox Patriarch: Eurovision Is 'Repulsive'
The “hotbed of sodomy” Eurovision Song Contest final has again been blasted by the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC), after the Primate called the international ... «Breitbart News, May 15»
6
Bearded man in dress finds Conchita 'repulsive'
The Patriarch of Russia's Orthodox Church on Thursday said he found the Eurovision Song Contest repulsive with its "bearded female singers", referring to last ... «The Local Austria, May 15»
7
Cork stag group wearing Hitler masks in Prague 'repulsive'
In a letter to a newspaper published today, the bar owner said he had witnessed only two stag parties in the “truly repulsive” category and that both of them had ... «Irish Times, May 15»
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Ed Miliband berated by grieving daughter over 'repulsive' NHS …
Ed Miliband has been challenged by a grieving daughter who said Labour's claims to be the party of the National Health Service are “physically repulsive” in the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
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'His views may be repulsive but Ziamani didn't plot to behead soldier'
Muslim convert Brustholm Ziamani may have “repulsive” views but he never wanted to kill a British soldier or David Cameron, the Old Bailey heard today. «Evening Standard, Feb 15»
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Structurally reinforced hydrogel material developed using …
Devices that take advantage of electrical and magnetic repulsive forces include linear motors and magnetic bearings. These devices are capable of performing ... «Phys.Org, Feb 15»
REFERENCE
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