repellent

repellent

English

Etymology

From Latin repellens. Equivalent to repel +‎ -ent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹəˈpɛlənt/

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Adjective

repellent (comparative more repellent, superlative most repellent)

1. Tending or able to repel; driving back.
2. Repulsive, inspiring aversion.
   • 2014 April 12, Michael Inwood, “Martin Heidegger: the philosopher who fell for Hitler [print version: Hitler's philosopher]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Review)‎, London, page R11:

     [Martin] Heidegger's repellent political beliefs do not contaminate his philosophical work.

3. Resistant or impervious to something.

Hyponyms

• water-repellent

Translations

tending or able to repel

Bulgarian: отблъскващ (bg) (otblǎskvašt) Catalan: repel·lent Finnish: vastenmielinen (fi), kuvottava (fi) Galician: repelente Italian: repellente (it) Korean: (please verify) (특히 물이) 스며들지 않게 하는 ((teukhi muri) seumyeodeulji anke haneun) Norwegian: Bokmål: avstøtende Romanian: respingător (ro) Russian: отта́лкивающий (ru) (ottálkivajuščij) Spanish: repelente (es)

repulsive, inspiring aversion

Bulgarian: противен (bg) (protiven) Catalan: repel·lent Esperanto: naŭza Finnish: vastenmielinen (fi), kuvottava (fi) French: répulsif (fr) Italian: ripugnante (it), disgustoso (it) Norwegian: Bokmål: frastøtende Portuguese: repugnante (pt) Romanian: repulsiv (ro), antipatic (ro) Russian: отта́лкивающий (ru) (ottálkivajuščij), отврати́тельный (ru) (otvratítelʹnyj) Spanish: repulsivo (es)

resistant or impervious to something

Bulgarian: непропусклив (nepropuskliv) Finnish: kestävä (fi), hylkivä (fi), pitävä (fi) Norwegian: Bokmål: ugjennomtrengelig Russian: непроницаемый (ru) (nepronicajemyj) Spanish: impermeable (es)

Noun

repellent (plural repellents)

1. Someone who repels.
2. A substance used to repel insects, other pests, or dangerous animals.
3. A substance or treatment for a fabric etc to make it impervious to something.

Derived terms

• pussy repellent

Translations

substance used to repel animals

Bulgarian: репелент m (repelent) Czech: repelent (cs) m Finnish: hyönteiskarkote, karkote Lao: please add this translation if you can Norwegian: Bokmål: insektmiddel n, myggmiddel n (mosquito repellent) Scottish Gaelic: ola ana-chuileag f Spanish: repelente para insectos (es) m

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Translations to be checked

French: (please verify) répulsif (fr)

References

• repellent on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Latin

Verb

repellent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of repellō