Repulsive vs Repel - What's the difference?
repulsive | repel |
tending to rouse aversion or to repulse
(physics) having the capacity to repel
* , II.3.7:
To reject, put off (a request, demand etc.).
To ward off (a malignant influence, attack etc.).
To drive back (an assailant, advancing force etc.).
* 2011 , Ian Traynor, The Guardian , 19 May 2011:
(physics) To force away by means of a repulsive force.
To cause repulsion, cause dislike.
* 2008 , The Guardian , 26 Jan 2008:
(sports) To save (a shot).
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Repel is a related term of repulsive.
In physics terms the difference between repulsive and repel
is that repulsive is having the capacity to repel while repel is to force away by means of a repulsive force.As an adjective repulsive
is tending to rouse aversion or to repulse.As a verb repel is
to turn (someone) away from a privilege, right, job, etc.repulsive
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Usage notes
* Nouns to which "repulsive" is often applied: force, interaction, potential.Synonyms
* repellent * similar: disgusting, vileAntonyms
* (tending to rouse aversion ) attractive * (physics, having the capacity to repel ) attractiveAnagrams
* ----repel
English
Verb
(repell)- It is some satisfaction to him that is repelled , that dignities, honours, offices, are not alwayes given by desert or worth, but for love, affinitie, friendship, affection, great mens letters, or as commonly they are bought and sold.
- In nearby Zintan, rebels repelled an advance by Gaddafi's forces, killing eight and taking one prisoner, a local activist said.
- However, while the idea of a free holiday appeals enormously, I am frankly repelled by the idea of spending a couple of weeks in your company.
Arsenal 1-0 Everton, passage=Arsenal pressed forward again after half-time but other than a venomous Walcott shot that Howard repelled with a fine one-handed save, the hosts offered little cutting edge.}}