repellent
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin repellēns. Equivalent to repel + -ent.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ɹəˈpɛlənt/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Adjective
[edit]repellent (comparative more repellent, superlative most repellent)
- Tending or able to repel; driving back.
- Repulsive, inspiring aversion.
- 1978 December 23, Michael Bronski, “Notes and Thoughts by One Gay Man on Pornography and Censorship”, in Gay Community News, volume 6, number 22, page 11:
- People are rightly and justifiably terrified with our culture. Many aspects of it are destructive and repellant.
- 2014 April 12, Michael Inwood, “Martin Heidegger: the philosopher who fell for Hitler [print version: Hitler's philosopher]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Review)[1], London, page R11:
- [Martin] Heidegger's repellent political beliefs do not contaminate his philosophical work.
- Resistant or impervious to something.
Hyponyms
[edit]Translations
[edit]tending or able to repel
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repulsive, inspiring aversion
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resistant or impervious to something
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Noun
[edit]repellent (plural repellents)
- Someone who repels.
- A substance used to repel insects, other pests, or dangerous animals.
- A substance or treatment for a fabric etc to make it impervious to something.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]substance used to repel animals
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References
[edit]Latin
[edit]Verb
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