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repulsiveness

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re·pul·sive  (r-plsv)
adj.
1. Causing repugnance or aversion; disgusting. See Synonyms at offensive.
2. Tending to repel or drive off.
3. Physics Opposing in direction: a repulsive force.
re·pulsive·ly adv.
re·pulsive·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.repulsivenessrepulsiveness - the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions; "the vileness of his language surprised us"
loathsomeness, lousiness, sliminess, vileness, wickedness
odiousness, offensiveness, distastefulness - the quality of being offensive
Translations
repulsiveness [rɪˈpʌlsɪvnɪs] N → lo repulsivo, lo repugnante
repulsiveness
n → Widerwärtigkeit f
repulsiveness [rɪˈpʌlsɪvnɪs] n (ugliness) → aspetto ripugnante
repulsiveness [rɪˈpʌlsɪvnɪs] n (ugliness) → aspetto ripugnante


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Perhaps this was due to the repulsiveness of the work; at any rate, the people who worked with their hands were a class apart, and were made to feel it.
The Jungle by Sinclair, Upton View in context
He had reached the age of sixteen then, I think, and without having bad features, or being deficient in intellect, he contrived to convey an impression of inward and outward repulsiveness that his present aspect retains no traces of.
Wuthering Heights by Bronte, Emily View in context
In proportion therefore, as the repulsiveness of the work increases, the wage decreases.
The Communist Manifesto by Marx, Karl & Engles, Frederick View in context
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