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What is the adjective for repulsion?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb repulse which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

repulsive
  1. tending to rouse aversion or to repulse
  2. (physics) having the capacity to repel
  3. Synonyms:
      4. disgusting, revolting, distasteful, foul, repellent, sickening, gross, nasty, nauseating, obnoxious, odious, horrid, nauseous, horrible, displeasing, horrendous, monstrous, obscene, repugnant, unspeakable, abhorrent, abominable, appalling, awful, heinous, loathsome, offensive, repellant, reprehensible, shocking, vile, yucky, contemptible, creepy, deplorable, despicable, dreadful, execrable, gruesome, hateful, hideous, icky, intolerable, noisome, objectionable, off-putting, scandalous, unsavory, unsavoury, detestable … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “It is mildly repulsive in its crude vulgarity, but strangely and inexplicably alluring.”
      “Whilst we gained a sense of Caliban's non-humanness, we lost much sense of him as a gross, repulsive creature.”
      “Because dark energy can turn gravity into a repulsive force, it could account for this acceleration.”
repulsory
  1. Repulsive; driving back.
repulsed
  1. simple past tense and past participle of repulse
  2. Synonyms:
      3. repelled, rebutted, resisted, checked, deterred, foiled, frustrated, nixed, fended off, staved off, stove off, warded off, held off, fought off, beat off, beaten off, kept at bay, turned away, drove back, driven back, kept off, beat back, beaten back, drove away, driven away, turned back, defended against, forced back, held back, sent packing, put to flight, thrusted back, saw off, seen off, brushed off, fought back, forced away, set back, deflected, parried, rebuffed, averted, kept at arm's length, put up a fight, defended, countered, fenced, blocked, turned aside, held at bay … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “There was a spiteful expression about the puckered mouth and peaked chin, and a designing glance from the bleared eye, well calculated to impress the ignorant with a repulsed feeling.”
repulsing
  1. present participle of repulse
  2. Synonyms:
      3. repelling, rebutting, resisting, checking, deterring, foiling, frustrating, nixing, fending off, staving off, warding off, holding off, fighting off, beating off, keeping at bay, turning away, driving back, keeping off, beating back, driving away, turning back, defending against, forcing back, holding back, sending packing, putting to flight, thrusting back, seeing off, brushing off, fighting back, forcing away, setting back, deflecting, parrying, rebuffing, averting, keeping at arm's length, defending, countering, fencing, blocking, turning aside, holding at bay, protecting against, keeping away, guarding, preventing, screening, bulwarking, stopping … more
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