repulsiveness

re·pul·sive

 (rĭ-pŭl′sĭv)
adj.
1. Causing repugnance or aversion; disgusting. See Synonyms at offensive.
2. Tending to repel or drive off: a repulsive barrage.
3. Physics Of or relating to repulsion: a repulsive force.

re·pul′sive·ly adv.
re·pul′sive·ness n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.repulsiveness - the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotionsrepulsiveness - the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions; "the vileness of his language surprised us"
odiousness, offensiveness, distastefulness - the quality of being offensive
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Translations
إشْمِئْزاز، نُفور
ohavnost
afskyelighed
Widerwärtigkeit
ellenszenves voltavisszataszító
viîbjóîslegt eîli
iğrençlik
冷淡讨厌

repulsiveness

[rɪˈpʌlsɪvnɪs] Nlo repulsivo, lo repugnante
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repulsiveness

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

repulsiveness

[rɪˈpʌlsɪvnɪs] n (ugliness) → aspetto ripugnante
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

repulse

(rəˈpals) verb
1. to repel (an enemy).
2. to refuse to accept eg help from, or be friendly to.
noun
(an) act of repulsing.
repulsion (rəˈpalʃən) noun
disgust.
repulsive (rəˈpalsiv) adjective
horrible; disgusting.
reˈpulsively adverb
reˈpulsiveness noun
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