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repulsive

 adjective
     
Related topics: Physics
re‧pul‧sive
1 extremely unpleasant, in a way that almost makes you feel sick [= revolting, disgusting]:
Many people find slugs repulsive.
2 technicalHP repulsive forces push objects away from each other
—repulsively adverb
—repulsiveness noun [uncountable]
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