different between self-possessed vs repulsive
self-possessed
English
Etymology
From self- +? possessed.
Adjective
self-possessed (not comparable)
- in full control of one's faculties, and having a firm belief in one's abilities; confident, assured and poised
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repulsive
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)
- tending to rouse aversion or to repulse
- (physics) having the capacity to repel
- 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
- feminine plural of repulsivo
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