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Meaning of "repulsiveness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF REPULSIVENESS

repulsiveness  [rɪˈpʌlsɪvnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REPULSIVENESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Repulsiveness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES REPULSIVENESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of repulsiveness in the English dictionary

The definition of repulsiveness in the dictionary is the quality or state of causing or occasioning repugnance; loathsomeness; the state of being disgusting or distasteful.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH REPULSIVENESS


adhesiveness
ədˈhiːsɪvnɪs
aggressiveness
əˈɡrɛsɪvnɪs
decisiveness
dɪˈsaɪsɪvnɪs
defensiveness
dɪˈfɛnsɪvnɪs
divisiveness
dɪˈvaɪsɪvnɪs
elusiveness
ɪˈluːsɪvnɪs
exclusiveness
ɪksˈklu:sɪvnɪs
expansiveness
ɪkˈspænsɪvnɪs
expressiveness
ɪkˈspresɪvnɪs
impulsiveness
ɪmˈpʌlsɪvnɪs
inclusiveness
ɪnˈkluːsɪvnɪs
indecisiveness
ˌɪndɪˈsaɪsɪvnɪs
massiveness
ˈmæsɪvnɪs
permissiveness
pəˈmɪsɪvnɪs
persuasiveness
pəˈsweɪsɪvnɪs
possessiveness
pəˈzɛsɪvnɪs
progressiveness
prəˈɡresɪvnɪs
responsiveness
rɪˈspɒnsɪvnɪs
submissiveness
səbˈmɪsɪvnɪs
unresponsiveness
ˌʌnrɪˈspɒnsɪvnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE REPULSIVENESS

repugnance
repugnancy
repugnant
repugnantly
repulp
repulse
repulser
repulsion
repulsive
repulsively
repump
repunctuation
repunit
repurchase
repurchase agreement
repure
repurify
repurpose
repursue
reputability

WORDS THAT END LIKE REPULSIVENESS

appropriateness
attentiveness
attractiveness
awareness
awesomeness
brand awareness
business
closeness
competitiveness
completeness
cost-effectiveness
cuteness
doneness
effectiveness
hoarseness
likeness
oneness
self-awareness
soreness
uniqueness
whiteness

Synonyms and antonyms of repulsiveness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «repulsiveness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF REPULSIVENESS

Find out the translation of repulsiveness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of repulsiveness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «repulsiveness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

repulsividad
570 millions of speakers

English

repulsiveness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

repulsiveness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

منفرا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

непривлекательность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

repulsiveness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

repulsiveness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

repulsiveness
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penolakan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Widerwärtigkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ひどく不快
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

반발심
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Repulsiveness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kinh tởm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெறுப்பூட்டும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रतिकारशक्ती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

iğrençlik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ripugnanza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

obrzydliwości
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

непривабливість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

repulsiveness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποκρουστική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afstootlikheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

repulsions
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

repulsiveness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of repulsiveness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «REPULSIVENESS»

The term «repulsiveness» is normally little used and occupies the 141.221 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «REPULSIVENESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «repulsiveness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «repulsiveness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REPULSIVENESS»

Discover the use of repulsiveness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to repulsiveness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Path of Purification: Visuddhimagga
The gnawed should be brought to mind as “Repulsiveness of the gnawed, repulsiveness of the gnawed.” Here the learning sign appears as though gnawed here and there; but the counterpart sign appears whole. [THE SCATTERED] 74.
Buddhaghosa, 1991
2
Wisdom Wide and Deep: A Practical Handbook for Mastering ...
Repulsiveness, however, is not aversion. The complex biological activities that let us move, digest, reproduce, and perceive are indeed amazing, and during the contemplation of repulsiveness, no anger, hatred, or unwholesome factors arise.
Shaila Catherine, 2011
3
The Dharma's Gatekeepers: Sakya Pa__ita on Buddhist ...
Such things as tiger skins and snake canopies are associated with costume. Such things as cemeteries, dense thickets, deep ravines and gorges, darkness, and being near wild animals are associated with the place. Repulsiveness is [of] body ...
Jonathan C. Gold, 2008
4
The Four Foundations of Mindfulness
The fourth section on the Contemplation of the Body deals with the “Reflection on the Repulsiveness of the Body.” It also deals with the different parts of the body. According to the sutta, there are thirty-two body parts. Meditators are instructed ...
U Silananda, Ruth-Inge Heinze, 2012
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Introductions and Reviews
And now, man has begun to be overwhelmingly conscious of the repulsiveness of his neighbour, particularly of the physical repulsive- 10 ness. There it is, in James Joyce,* in Aldous Huxley,* in Andre Gide, in modern Italian novels like Parigi* ...
D. H. Lawrence, N. H. Reeve, John Worthen, 2005
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Buddhist Meditation
This is their repulsiveness from their locality. (And so for the other 31 parts.) ( Result) : As a result, all the 32 parts of the body become manifest to him simultaneously, just as to a clear-sighted man, when he looks at a garland of 32 flowers of ...
Edward Conze, 2013
7
The Funeral Casino: Meditation, Massacre, and Exchange with ...
... killed in the last few minutes. With single- minded purpose they sought out everyone and anyone who would listen, and systematically filled them with tales of atrocity on the grandest scale. 0 CHAPTER 5 0 Repulsiveness of the Body Politic ...
Alan Klima, 2009
8
Scenes of Shame: Psychoanalysis, Shame, and Writing
The Princess knew the peculiar repulsiveness of it" (184). Dollie feels " hypnotised," furthermore, by a distant bob-cat's eyes, by its "demonish watching," which makes her shiver "with cold and fear. She knew well enough the dread and  ...
Joseph Adamson, Hilary Clark, 1999
9
Mountain Goats are My Weakness: And Other Tales of Life in ...
The Unbearable Repulsiveness of Being impression that the laundry question is strictly divided, or even strictly creased, along gender lines. Some women are as anti- laundry as I am, while many men actually enjoy doing laundry. Yes, ladies ...
Jim Kershner, 2004
10
Motives and Goals in Groups
Recalling the relationship between incentive and probability, it is assumed that a group success increases the desirability of success for members and a group failure increases the repulsiveness of failure for them. Thus, the perceived potential ...
‎1971

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REPULSIVENESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term repulsiveness is used in the context of the following news items.
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NHLPA director Fehr: Players want to be in both Olympics, World Cup
I'm sure that's what all lawyers hope to attain some day in their illustrious careers right? Total and complete repulsiveness? Log in to Reply · zetaone - Jul 25 ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»
2
Sunday Herald review: Yer Granny, on tour
The cause of this catastrophe is none other than the titluar grandmother, a 100-year-old parasite, played with fabulous repulsiveness by Rab C Nesbitt star ... «Herald Scotland, Jun 15»
3
We must act on Rohingya horror
But the sheer repulsiveness of the attitudes proudly expressed about these human beings should make us stop and ask: why is their plight being disconnected ... «The National, May 15»
4
Slutever – Almost Famous
When it comes to deliberately mixing femininity with repulsiveness, only Courtney Love has ever done it as well as this LA duo. The Pretend To Be Nice EP ... «DOA, Apr 15»
5
Joni Mitchell And The Weirdest Disease You Never Heard Of
If you like the harder stuff, a Morgellons Foundation has its own Flickr page which rates a full ten on a 1 to 10 scale of repulsiveness. Be warned. As for poor Joni ... «Popdust, Apr 15»
6
Interview: David Cronenberg Talks Hollywood's Repulsiveness and …
With his nauseating vision of self-obsession and self-destruction out now, Complex spoke with Cronenberg about what he finds most repulsive in Hollywood, the ... «Complex, Feb 15»
7
Collision avoidance predicts pedestrians' behavior
Yes, apparently, determining the repulsiveness of your average pedestrian is not just a question of science but, indeed, one of physics. You have to wonder what ... «Ars Technica, Jan 15»
8
This is the single most damning sentence about the CIA's torture …
While the case against torture rests on the moral repulsiveness of inflicting pain on a helpless person, the case for torture depends on the fact that it saved lives ... «Vox, Dec 14»
9
Catholic News Service
"Tusk" brandishes its inhumane repulsiveness as a point of pride. But there's no point to it, other than presumably deranged glee that such a mess can be made ... «Catholic News Service, Sep 14»
10
A 'Child Of God,' Or Maybe Not
... freedom, however temporary. It's a rare moment of possible empathy with Lester, whose fundamental repulsiveness is a problem A Child of God can't finesse. «NPR, Jul 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Repulsiveness [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/repulsiveness>. May 2024 ».
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