repulsions

Feelings of revulsion

Repulsions are instances of driving back or being driven back—whether physical forces pushing apart, feelings of intense disgust, or acts of rejection.

The word appears in physics for opposing forces magnetic repulsions, in psychology for strong aversions her repulsions toward certain foods, and in social contexts for rebuffs his romantic repulsions left him bitter.

emotional

disgust

Intense physical aversion

aversionIntense dislike or repugnance
revulsionIntense physical disgust
loathingIntense, settled disgust

distaste · rejection · abhorrence · antipathy · recoil · horror · nausea · squeamishness · offense · disdain

physical

forces

Causes of motion

magnetismForce between poles
chargesAmounts owed or alleged
polesLong sticks or extremities

particles · electrostatic · magnetic · ions · electrons · pushing · deflection · separation · physics · Coulomb

social

ostracism

Banishment from a group

exclusionBeing barred from participation
rejectionDenial of acceptance
rebuffAbrupt, curt rejection

shunning · snub · dismissal · alienation · outcasting · avoidance · marginalization · isolation · spurning · coldness

Opposites

physical/scientific force

repulsionsattractions

Things that draw interest

pulls · draws · affinities · adhesions · cohesions

emotional/psychological response

repulsionsattractions

Things that draw interest

fascinations · desires · allures · appetites · enticements

social/interpersonal dynamics

repulsionsattractions

Things that draw interest

attachments · affinities · bonds · connections · sympathies

Phrases

magnetic repulsionForce opposing like poles

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