Repulsive — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

offensive to the mind

possessing the ability to repel

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻpˈʌlsɪv/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪpˈʌlsɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪpˈʌlsɪv/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻpˈʌlsɪv/.

Examples

an abhorrent deed
the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee
morally repugnant customs

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

obscene detestable hideous repugnant abhorrent

Antonyms

attractive

Parts of Speech

adjective	offensive to the mind “an abhorrent deed”
adjective	possessing the ability to repel “a repulsive force”
adjective	so extremely ugly as to be terrifying “a hideous scar”

Word Forms

abhorrence	noun	hate coupled with disgust
abhor	verb	find repugnant
obscenity	noun	an offensive or indecent word or phrase
repugnance	noun	intense aversion
repulsiveness	noun	the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions
repel	verb	fill with distaste
hideousness	noun	dreadful ugliness; horrible repulsiveness

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

abstoßend

beleidigend für den Geist

🇫🇷French

repoussant

offensant pour l'esprit

🇪🇸Spanish

repulsivo

ofensivo para la mente

🇮🇹Italian

ripugnante

offensivo per la mente

🇳🇱Dutch

weerzinwekkend

beledigend voor de geest

🇵🇹Portuguese

repulsivo

ofensivo para a mente

🇷🇺Russian

отталкивающий

оскорбительно для ума

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रतिकारक

मन के लिए अपमानजनक

🇧🇩Bengali

বিকর্ষণকারী

মনের জন্য আপত্তিকর

🇮🇳Tamil

விரட்டும்

மனதை புண்படுத்தும்

🇮🇳Telugu

వికర్షక

మనసుకు అభ్యంతరకరం

🇮🇳Marathi

तिरस्करणीय

मनाला आक्षेपार्ह

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રતિકૂળ

મન માટે અપમાનજનક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಿಮ್ಮೆಟ್ಟಿಸುವ

ಮನಸ್ಸಿಗೆ ಆಕ್ರಮಣಕಾರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വെറുപ്പുളവാക്കുന്ന

മനസ്സിന് അരോചകമാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘਿਣਾਉਣੀ

ਮਨ ਨੂੰ ਅਪਮਾਨਜਨਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

مکروہ

دماغ کے لئے ناگوار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

丑恶

冒犯思想

🇯🇵Japanese

反発的な

心に不快感を与える

🇰🇷Korean

혐오스러운

마음에 공격적

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ghê tởm

xúc phạm đến tâm trí

🇹🇭Thai

น่ารังเกียจ

เป็นที่น่ารังเกียจต่อจิตใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menjijikkan

menyinggung pikiran

🇵🇭Filipino

nakakadiri

nakakasakit sa isip

🇲🇾Malay

menjijikkan

menyinggung fikiran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بغيض

مسيئة للعقل

🇮🇷Persian

دافعه

توهین آمیز به ذهن

🇹🇷Turkish

itici

akıllara zarar verici

🇮🇱Hebrew

דוֹחֶה

פוגע בנפש

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