 repelling |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust | |
| Synonyms: | loathsome foul disgusting repellent 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 | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (military) the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand | |
| Synonyms: | standoff repulsion | |
| Related terms: | stand repel | |
| Similar spelling: |
repellingly rebelling revealing refueling refilling rebellion repellently repellent repellant ravelling |
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