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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 re·pul·sive /-sɪv/
 (a.)逐退的,可惡的,冷淡的,排斥的

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Re·pul·sive a.
 1. Serving, or able, to repulse; repellent; as, a repulsive force.
    Repulsive of his might the weapon stood.   --Pope.
 2. Cold; forbidding; offensive; as, repulsive manners.
 -- Re*pul*sive*ly, adv. -- Re*pul*sive*ness, n.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 repulsive
      adj 1: offensive to the mind; "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene
             massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant
             customs"; "repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive
             character in recent novels" [syn: abhorrent, detestable,
              obscene, repugnant]
      2: possessing the ability to repel; "a repulsive force" [syn: repulsive(a)]
         [ant: attractive(a)]
      3: so extremely ugly as to be terrifying; "a hideous scar"; "a
         repulsive mask" [syn: hideous]