also repellant, 1640s, from Latin repellentem (nominative repelens), present participle of repellere (see repel). Originally of medicines (that reduced tumors); meaning "distasteful, disagreeable" first recorded 1797.
repellent (n.)
also repellant, 1660s, "medicine that reduces tumors," from repellent (adj.). As "substance that repels insects," 1908.
she knew many repellents to his advances
I find his obsequiousness repellent
the idea of eating meat is repellent to me
a water-repellent fabric
repeal
repeat
repeated
repeater
repel
repellent
repent
repentance
repentant
repercussion
repercussive
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