Etymology

repulsion

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Today it means: The act of repelling or the condition of being repelled. Full definition →

Middle French répulsion ← Late Latin repulsio, repulsionem ← Latin repulsus
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  1. Latin · derived fromrepulsus
  2. Late Latin · derived fromrepulsio, repulsionem
  3. Middle French · borrowed fromrépulsion
  4. English todayrepulsion

Borrowed from Middle French répulsion, from Late Latin repulsio, repulsionem, from Latin repulsus.

Words from the same roots

Latinrepulsus all →

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