🚫 A device that drives away 🙅 A person who repels

repeller

7.2

A person or thing that makes others feel strong dislike and avoid them

noun
/rɪˈpɛlər/

: repelente

The strong odor acted as a repeller to most of the guests.

Examples

The loud noise was a repeller for the guests.
She became a repeller after repeatedly criticizing her friends.
His negative attitude made him a repeller in social situations.
His rude comments made him a social repeller.
His rude behavior made him a complete repeller at social gatherings.
The foul smell of the garbage was a repeller for any visitors to the house.
She became known as a repeller after consistently criticizing everyone's ideas.

Synonyms

rotter

vsrepeller

Offensive

9 8.9

A person who treats others very badly

means causing others to feel dislike and actively driving them away

alienator

vsrepeller

1 8.7

A person who makes others unfriendly, distant, or hostile

is more about causing strong personal dislike and driving people away

repulser

vsrepeller

9.3

A person or thing that keeps others away by causing fear

is the same meaning but appears as an alternative form

revolter

vsrepeller

8.8

A person or thing that causes strong disgust in others

is about causing dislike and driving others away rather than only emotion

Antonyms

welcomer

3 1.6

A person who greets people when they arrive at a place or event

How Repelling

pariah

27 9.0

persona non grata

Formal

11 9.4

repeller

7.2

turn-off

Informal

5 5.0

disagreeable person

4.5

Surface Forms

repeller singular

repellers plural

Morphology

repeller = repel (transparent) = repel + er

Agentive nominalization of 'repel' used metaphorically for a person or thing that causes aversion; formation and meaning are predictable.

Etymology

Repeller comes from repel, formed from re- 'back' and pellere 'to drive', so it carries the idea of 'pushing away'. That's why a person or thing that makes others feel dislike or forces them to stay away can be called a repeller.