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Noun
S:
(n)
repellent
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repellant
(a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water)
S:
(n)
repellent
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repellant
(a chemical substance that repels animals)
S:
(n)
repellent
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repellant
(the power to repel)
"she knew many repellents to his advances"
direct hypernym
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sister term
derivationally related form
Adjective
S:
(adj)
rebarbative
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repellent
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repellant
(serving or tending to repel)
"he became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful"; "I find his obsequiousness repellent"
S:
(adj)
disgusting
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disgustful
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distasteful
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foul
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loathly
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loathsome
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repellent
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repellant
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repelling
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revolting
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skanky
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wicked
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yucky
(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"