repulsive
Tending to rouse aversion or to repulseTending to rouse aversion or to repulse; disgusting.
» Tom found Mary repulsive.
Том счёл Мэри омерзительной.
Мері здалася Тому огидною.
Meaning
3 sensesTending to rouse aversion or to repulse; disgusting.
a repulsive smell
abstoßend, widerlich, widerwärtig
отврати́тельныйotvratítelʹnyj, омерзи́тельныйomerzítelʹnyj, отта́лкивающийottálkivajuščij
відра́зливийvidrázlyvyj
Having the capacity to repel.
abweisend
отта́лкивающийottálkivajuščij
possessing the ability to repel
Cold; reserved; forbidding.
Examples
28 sentencesTom found Mary repulsive.
Мері здалася Тому огидною.
ruТом счёл Мэри омерзительной.
Do you find me repulsive?
Ти вважаєш мене огидним?
deFindest du mich abstoßend?
Tom is repulsive.
Am I repulsive?
Death, in whatever form, is repulsive.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Middle French repulsif, from Medieval Latin repulsivus, from Latin repulsus.Borrowed from Middle French repulsif, from Medieval Latin repulsivus, from Latin repulsus. By surface analysis, repuls(e) + -ive.
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Forms
more repulsive, most repulsive| Comparative | more repulsive Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most repulsive Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
9 synonyms- so extremely ugly as to be terrifying:hideous
- offensive to the mind:abhorrentdetestableobscenerepugnant
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form