Repulsion
noun
1.
the act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed.
2.
the feeling of being repelled, as by the thought or presence of something; distaste, repugnance, or aversion.
3.
Physics. the force that acts between bodies of like electric charge or magnetic polarity, tending to separate them.
noun
1.
a feeling of disgust or aversion
2.
(physics) a force tending to separate two objects, such as the force between two like electric charges or magnetic poles
repulsion re·pul·sion (rĭ-pŭl’shən)
n.
The act of repelling or driving apart.
A feeling of extreme dislike.
The tendency of particles or bodies of the same electric charge or magnetic polarity to separate.
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