repellant

repellant
noun
1. a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water
• Syn: ↑repellent
• Derivationally related forms: ↑repellent (for: ↑repellent)
• Hypernyms: ↑compound, ↑chemical compound
2. a chemical substance that repels animals
• Syn: ↑repellent
• Derivationally related forms: ↑repel, ↑repellent (for: ↑repellent), ↑repel (for: ↑repellent)
• Hypernyms: ↑compound, ↑chemical compound
3. the power to repel
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she knew many repellents to his advances

• Syn: ↑repellent
• Derivationally related forms: ↑repellent (for: ↑repellent)
• Hypernyms: ↑power, ↑powerfulness
adjective
1. highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
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a disgusting smell

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distasteful language

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a loathsome disease

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the idea of eating meat is repellent to me

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revolting food

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a wicked stench

• Syn:
• Similar to: ↑offensive
• Derivationally related forms:
2. serving or tending to repel
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he became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful

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I find his obsequiousness repellent

• Syn: ↑rebarbative, ↑repellent
• Similar to: ↑unpleasant
• Derivationally related forms: ↑repel, ↑repellent (for: ↑repellent)

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