repulsion
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the force by which bodies repel one another
Types & categories
- force hypernym
Related & opposite
- attraction antonym
- repulsivea attribute
Sense 2 noun
intense aversion
Types & categories
- disgust hypernym
Related & opposite
- repulsive derivation
Sense 3 noun
the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand
Types & categories
- stand hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | attraction |
| 1 | attribute | Related & opposite | repulsivea |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | force |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | repulsive |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | disgust |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | repulse |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | push back |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | stand |