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repellant

re·pel·lant

uncommon

noun

1.

a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water

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2.

a chemical substance that repels animals

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3.

the power to repel

  • “she knew many repellents to his advances”
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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”

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