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repellent


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

II - adjective
1. highly offensive;
arousing aversion or disgust
- a disgusting smell
- distasteful language
- a loathsome disease
- the idea of eating meat is repellent to me
- revolting food
- a wicked stench
Syn:
disgusting, disgustful, distasteful, foul, loathly,
loathly, repellant, repelling, revolting, skanky,
wicked, yucky
Similar to:
offensive
Derivationally related forms:
wickedness (for: wicked), skank (for: skanky), repel (for: repellant), repel, loathsomeness (for: loathsome), distastefulness (for: distasteful), disgustingness (for: disgusting)
2. serving or tending to repel
- he became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful
- I find his obsequiousness repellent
Syn:
rebarbative, repellant
Similar to:
unpleasant
Derivationally related forms:
repellant (for: repellant), repel (for: repellant)
3. incapable of absorbing or mixing with
- a water-repellent fabric
- plastic highly resistant to steam and water
Syn:
resistant
Similar to:
nonabsorbent, nonabsorptive
Derivationally related forms:
resist (for: resistant)

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