 repellent |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] incapable of absorbing or mixing with | |
| Synonyms: | resistant | |
| Examples: | "a water-repellent fabric" "plastic highly resistant to steam and water" |
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| Related terms: | nonabsorbent | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust | |
| Synonyms: | disgusting foul loathsome revolting yucky loathly repellant wicked distasteful disgustful | |
| Examples: | "a disgusting smell" "distasteful language" "a loathsome disease" "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me" "revolting food" "a wicked stench" |
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| Related terms: | offensive | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] serving or tending to repel | |
| Synonyms: | repellant rebarbative | |
| Examples: | "he became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful" "I find his obsequiousness repellent" |
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| Related terms: | unpleasant | |
| 4. | [ noun ] the power to repel | |
| Synonyms: | repellant | |
| Examples: | "she knew many repellents to his advances" |
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| Related terms: | power | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (chemistry) a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water | |
| Synonyms: | repellant | |
| Related terms: | compound | |
| 6. | [ adjective ] highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust | |
| Synonyms: | loathsome foul disgusting repelling skanky loathly yucky revolting repellant wicked distasteful disgustful | |
| Examples: | "a disgusting smell" "distasteful language" "a loathsome disease" "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me" "revolting food" "a wicked stench" |
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| Related terms: | offensive | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (chemistry) a chemical substance that repels animals | |
| Synonyms: | repellant | |
| Related terms: | compound insectifuge repel | |
| Similar spelling: |
repellently repellant repellingly revealing repelling refilling rebellion rebelling revilement replenish |
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