different between invidious vs repulsive

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin invidi?sus, from invidia (“envy, ill will”), from in- (“upon”) + vide? (“I see”). Doublet of envious, from Old French.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?v?di.?s/
• (US)
• Rhymes: -?di?s

Adjective

invidious (comparative more invidious, superlative most invidious)

1. Causing ill will, envy, or offense.
2. (of a distinction) Offensively or unfairly discriminating.
3. (obsolete) Envious, jealous.
4. (obsolete) Detestable, hateful, odious.

Related terms

• invidiously
• invidiousness

Translations

See also

• indignation

References

• invidious in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “invidious”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French repulsif, from Medieval Latin repulsivus, from Latin repulsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???p?ls?v/
• enPR: /r?-p?l's?v/, /r?-p?l's?v/

Adjective

repulsive (comparative more repulsive, superlative most repulsive)

1. tending to rouse aversion or to repulse
2. (physics) having the capacity to repel
3. cold, reserved, forbidding

Usage notes

• Nouns to which "repulsive" is often applied: force, interaction, potential.

Synonyms

• repellent
• similar: disgusting, vile

Antonyms

• (tending to rouse aversion) attractive
• (physics, having the capacity to repel) attractive

Translations

Anagrams

• prelusive, pulverise

Italian

Adjective

repulsive

1. feminine plural of repulsivo