🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

반감

Native Script:한국어 한글

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bangam

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Repulsion/rɪˈpʌl.ʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그의 태도는 사람들에게 큰 반감을 샀다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A feeling of intense disgust, aversion, or revulsion toward something unpleasant.

    "He felt a deep sense of repulsion as he looked at the spoiled food."
  2. 2

    The action of pushing something away, or the force that drives similar magnetic poles or electrical charges apart.

    "The magnetic repulsion between the two identical poles prevented them from touching."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'repulsion' originates from the Latin word 'repulsio', which means 'a driving back'. It evolved through Middle English, where it was used to describe the act of driving away or rejecting something, particularly in a physical or emotional context.

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