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Definition of "repulsiveness" [repulsiveness]

  • The characteristic of being repulsive. (noun)

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Use "repulsiveness" in a sentence
  • "What I sensed behind in those eyes chilled me with its repulsiveness and strangeness."
  • "Sure looks that way at the start, as we encounter an especially slimy Michael McKean relishing his repulsiveness as the predatory producer of a crap-tastic train wreck titled Showgirls, featuring young hopefuls who would do "whatever it takes" to land the starring role in a Broadway musical."
  • "When he calls a slim and attractive girl — someone like Ireland — a pig, he is using the word in another sense, one that suggests a particularly feminine kind of repulsiveness."