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Definitions for Repellent
[1] causing distaste or aversion; repulsive.
[2] forcing or driving back.
[3] serving or tending to ward off or drive away.
[4] impervious or resistant to something (often used in combination): moth-repellant.
[5] something that repels, as a substance that keeps away insects.
[6] a medicine that serves to prevent or reduce swellings, tumors, etc.
[7] any of various durable or nondurable solutions applied to a fabric, garment, surface, etc., to increase its resistance, as to water, moths, mildew, etc.
[8] giving rise to disgust or aversion; distasteful or repulsive
[9] driving or forcing away or back; repelling
[10] something, esp a chemical substance, that repels insect repellent
[11] a substance with which fabrics are treated to increase their resistance to water
Words related to Repellent
offensive, foul, awful, hateful, odious, repugnant, rebarbative, loathsome, nauseating, repelling, repulsive, sickening
Words nearby Repellent
repeater, repeating decimal, repeating firearm, repechage, repel, repellent, repent, repentance, repentant, repentigny, repeople
Origin of Repellent
1635–45; < Latin repellent- (stem of repellēns ), present participle of repellere to drive back. See repel, -ent
Words that may be confused with Repellent
Other words from Repellent
re·pel·lent·ly , adverb
in·ter·re·pel·lent , adjective
non·re·pel·lent , adjective
self-re·pel·lent , adjective
un·re·pel·lent , adjective
un·re·pel·lent·ly , adverb
Synonyms for Repellent
foul, offensive, awful, hateful, odious, rebarbative, repugnant