repulsion
nounfeminineformal/ʁɨˈpuɫsɐ/medium
re·pul·sa
Definitions
1A feeling of intense distaste, disgust, or aversion.
She felt a wave of repulsion at the sight.
His cruelty filled me with repulsion.
Common collocations
feel repulsioncause repulsioninstinctive repulsion
2The act of repelling, rejecting, or refusing something.
The repulsion of the attack was successful.
The council's repulsion of the plan was expected.
Common collocations
formal repulsioncategorical repulsion
Etymology
Do latim 'repulsa', de 'repellere' (repelir).