repellent
5
6.1
- adjective
- /rɪˈpɛlənt/
:
repugnante
- When we met, I received the strongest impression that the idea of marriage to anyone was repellent to you.
He tells his aide, you witnessed repellent, childish conduct.
- He tells his aide, you witnessed repellent, childish conduct.
- It has been absolutely repellent and it fills me with dread.
- He does some things that they find repellent and even disgusting.
- A lot of women don't realize that you're exuding a lot of masculine energy that is repellent to good men.
- It's, it's incredibly, I mean, it's, it's it's totally repellent, right?
Examples
-
What a repellent idea.
-
Well, I must say she has the most repellent manners.
-
I think she was repellent.
-
We find the subject most repellent... and we must ask you to observe this rule at all times.
-
In her time, his appearance would have been normal, but to us it is repellent.
Academic text (2008) -
The very thought of child neglect and abuse is repellent and disturbing.
Academic text (2011) -
The notion that a story is seemingly no more than the whimsy of the writer is repellent to any serious reader of literature.
Fiction book (1994) -
It has been absolutely repellent and it fills me with dread.
-
With repellent politeness, Burt Mink said, "Go over there and look at those fish."
Fiction book (1994) -
Many people find the smell of rotten eggs completely repellent.
Synonyms
531
1.3
Causing a strong feeling of dislike or making you feel sick
171
5.1
Very ugly and likely to make people feel shocked or disgusted
59
5.5
Causing strong dislike or disgust, like a very bad smell
52
4.1
A very unpleasant thing that shocks or disgusts you
42
7.8
Very unpleasant and morally wrong to most people
31
6.7
Causing people to feel offended or want to protest
30
4.6
Something that makes people feel dislike or disgust
29
7.2
Something people think is morally wrong or dishonest
24
3.0
Having a very bad smell or taste
24
7.2
Very bad or morally wrong so people strongly dislike it
23
7.7
Causing strong dislike or disgust because people see it as morally wrong
22
6.8
Not pleasant to taste or smell
20
7.7
Causing strong disgust or hatred in people
20
9.7
Very dirty, smelly and unpleasant to touch or be near
15
5.3
Having a bad smell or taste that bothers you
9
6.5
Very unpleasant and causing people to feel strong dislike or hate
6
4.9
Very unpleasant and likely to make you feel disgusted
4
9.5
Very bad and unpleasant, causing strong dislike
1
6.4
Causing strong dislike or disgust
Making people feel strong dislike or disgust
Causing a strong feeling of dislike or making people feel sick
Very unpleasant and likely to make people feel disgusted
Causing people to feel unpleasant and want to stay away
Antonyms
Compounds
How Repulsive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Repellent comes from the Latin parts re- 'back' and pellere 'to drive', which gives the idea of 'pushing back'. So when a person or smell is called repellent, it 'pushes' others away by causing strong dislike or disgust.