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Repellent Very Common

Repellent has 8 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water

"The outdoor gear store sells jackets coated in a special repellent that keeps rain from soaking through the fabric."

2

a chemical substance that repels animals

"The cat spent all morning trying to knock over the moth repellent, only to find it had made the garden bed taste terrible."

3

the power to repel

"she knew many repellents to his advances"

4

Someone who repels.

"Her constant complaining made her such a repellent guest that no one wanted to invite her back."

Adjective
1

serving or tending to repel

"he became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful"

"I find his obsequiousness repellent"

2

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"

3

incapable of absorbing or mixing with

"a water-repellent fabric"

"plastic highly resistant to steam and water"

4

Tending or able to repel; driving back.

"The strong smell of garlic acted as a natural repellent for mosquitoes, keeping them from landing on our skin."

Example Sentences
"she knew many repellents to his advances" noun
"he became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful" adjective
"I find his obsequiousness repellent" adjective
"a disgusting smell" adjective
"distasteful language" adjective
"a loathsome disease" adjective
"the idea of eating meat is repellent to me" adjective
"revolting food" adjective
"a wicked stench" adjective
"a water-repellent fabric" adjective
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
compound power
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
insectifuge
Rhyming Words
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