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Repulsive vs Disheartening - What's the difference?

repulsive | disheartening | Related terms |

Repulsive is a related term of disheartening.


As adjectives the difference between repulsive and disheartening

is that repulsive is while disheartening is causing to lose heart; making despondent or gloomy; scare; discourage.

As a verb disheartening is

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repulsive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • tending to rouse aversion or to repulse
  • (physics) having the capacity to repel

    • Usage notes

    * Nouns to which "repulsive" is often applied: force, interaction, potential.

    Synonyms

    * repellent * similar: disgusting, vile

    Antonyms

    * (tending to rouse aversion ) attractive * (physics, having the capacity to repel ) attractive

    Anagrams

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    disheartening

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Causing to lose heart; making despondent or gloomy; scare; discourage.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Verb

    (head)
    • English words with consonant pseudo-digraphs