Repellent - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|rɪˈpelənt|
Brit.
|rɪˈpel(ə)nt|
noun
- a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water
- a chemical substance that repels animals
- the power to repel
- a chemical substance that repels animals
- the power to repel
she knew many repellents to his advances
adjective
- serving or tending to repel
I find his obsequiousness repellent
- highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust (syn: disgustful, disgusting, distasteful, foul, loathsome, revolting, wicked, yucky)the idea of eating meat is repellent to me
- incapable of absorbing or mixing with (syn: resistant)a water-repellent fabric
Extra examples
The candle has a repellent effect on insects.
...your snobbish behavior towards my friends is so repellent I can't stand to be around you anymore...
Coat the exterior with a water repellent.
She found him physically repellent.
The sight of blood is repellent to some people.
I find his obsequiousness repellent
Word forms
noun
singular: repellent
plural: repellents
singular: repellent
plural: repellents
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