- The act of repulsing or repelling, or the state of being
repulsed or repelled. - A feeling of violent offence or disgust; repugnance. - The power, either inherent or due to some physical
action, by which bodies, or the particles of bodies, are made to recede
from each other, or to resist each other's nearer approach; as,
molecular repulsion; electrical repulsion.
Repulsion Hypothesis Repulsion Hypothesis Rosenbaum’s proposal that attraction is not enhanced by similar attitudes; instead, people initially respond positively