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Meaning of 'repellent' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Repellent [ a.]
- Driving back; able or tending to repel.
2 . Repellent [ n.]
- That which repels.
- A remedy to repel from a tumefied part the fluids which render it tumid.
- A kind of waterproof cloth.

Meaning of 'repellent' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . repellent [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the power to repel
Example in sentence:
  • she knew many repellents to his advances
2 . repellent [ s]
Meaning (2):
- highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
Example in sentence:
  • a disgusting smell;
  • a loathsome disease;
  • a wicked stench;
  • distasteful language;
  • revolting food;
  • the idea of eating meat is repellent to me
Meaning (3):
- incapable of absorbing or mixing with
Example in sentence:
  • a water-repellent fabric;
  • plastic highly resistant to steam and water
Meaning (4):
- serving or tending to repel
Example in sentence:
  • he became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful;
  • I find his obsequiousness repellent

Nearby Words:

rep rep-silver repace repacify repack repacker repaganize repaid repaint repair

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