Repulsion (r-plshn), n.
Etymology: [L. repulsio: cf. F. répulsion.]
1. The act of repulsing or repelling, or the state of being repulsed or repelled.
2. A feeling of violent offence or disgust; repugnance.
3. (Physics)
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.
Shades of meaning
Fernald has no entry of its own for repulsion; he lists it under antipathy.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.