repulsive
repulsive · more repulsive · most repulsive
відразливий
отталкивающий, отвратительный, омерзительный
widerlich, abstoßend, widerwärtig, abweisend
Tending to rouse aversion or to repulseTending to rouse aversion or to repulse; disgusting.
/ɹɪˈpʌlsɪv/
» Tom found Mary repulsive.
Том счёл Мэри омерзительной. — megaton
Мері здалася Тому огидною. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
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 sentencesTranslations
8 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
tending to rouse aversion or to repulse:
Русский
By meaning 1
tending to rouse aversion or to repulse:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
tending to rouse aversion or to repulse:
physics: having the capacity to repel:
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 synonymssimilar:disgustingB1vileinappropriate
Close in meaning
- so extremely ugly as to be terrifying:hideous
- offensive to the mind:abhorrentdetestableobscenerepugnant
Antonyms
1 antonymstending to rouse aversion:attractiveA2
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form