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Refusal vs Repulsion - What's the difference?

refusal | repulsion |

As nouns the difference between refusal and repulsion

is that refusal is the act of refusing while repulsion is repulsion (all senses).

refusal

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of refusing.
  • (civil engineering) Depth or point at which well or borehole drilling cannot continue.

    • Synonyms

    * (act of refusing) repudiation, abnegation, declination

    Derived terms

    * right of first refusal

    Related terms

    * refuse

    Anagrams

    * *

    repulsion

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of repelling or the condition of being repelled.
  • An extreme dislike of something, or hostility to something.
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  • (physics) The repulsive force acting between bodies of the same electric charge or magnetic polarity.

    • Antonyms

    * attraction

    Related terms

    * repel * repulsive * repellent

    Anagrams

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