Repellant - English meaning

adjective

Causing moral revulsion.

Usage examples:

The uprising was suppressed with abominable cruelty

adjective

Unequivocally detestable

adjective

Very bad or unpleasant

Usage examples:

The abominable working conditions made many workers sick.

adjective

Causing shock or dismay; horrific.

Usage examples:

The cat suffered appalling injuries during the attack

verb

Greatly dismay or horrify.

Usage examples:

Bankers are appalled at the economic incompetence of some ministers

adjective

Very bad

Usage examples:

Appalling weather, the drive home was appalling.

adjective

Very bad or unpleasant.

Usage examples:

The place smelled awful

adverb

Awfully; very.

Usage examples:

We're an awful long way from the motorway

adjective

Extremely bad or unpleasant

Usage examples:

He suffered awful injuries in the crash., we had awful weather., she has an awful boss., what an aw…

adjective

Arousing revulsion or strong indignation.

Usage examples:

He had the most disgusting rotten teeth

verb

Cause (someone) to feel revulsion or strong disapproval.

Usage examples:

They were disgusted by the violence

Highly offensive

adjective

Causing or involving great suffering, fear, or unhappiness; extremely bad or serious.

Usage examples:

There's been a dreadful accident

adjective

Very bad

Usage examples:

I realized i had committed a dreadful mistake.

adjective

Causing fear, shock, or suffering

Usage examples:

The news report was so dreadful that i just had to switch it off., the dreadful sufferings of the p…

adjective

(of a substance) causing vomiting.

Usage examples:

This is followed by up to two quarts of warm salted water or strong licorice tea which in such high…

noun

A medicine or other substance which causes vomiting.

Usage examples:

Napoleon had been treated for a long time with tartar emetics, and the day he died he had been give…

noun

A substance, especially a medicine, that causes vomiting

adjective

Offensive to the senses, especially through having a disgusting smell or taste or being dirty.

Usage examples:

A foul odour

noun

(in sport) an unfair or invalid stroke or piece of play, especially one involving interference with an opponent.

Usage examples:

The midfielder was booked for a foul on ford

adverb

Contrary to the rules; unfairly.

Usage examples:

That's the real problem: even guys who want to play fair are under pressure from cheaters to play f…

adjective

Extremely ugly.

Usage examples:

Hideous lizard-like creatures

adjective

Offensive, extremely ugly, or shocking

Usage examples:

The bathroom was pink and green and silver – it was absolutely hideous.

adjective

Causing or likely to cause horror; shocking.

Usage examples:

A horrible massacre

adjective

Very bad, unpleasant, or disgusting

Usage examples:

There was a horrible smell outside the factory.

adjective

Not allowing fluid to pass through.

Usage examples:

An impermeable membrane

adjective

Describes a substance that does not allow liquids or gases to go through it

adjective

That cannot be penetrated or passed through; impermeable, impervious. also figurative: not affected or influenced by something. also with to, † by.

adjective

Not allowing fluid to pass through.

Usage examples:

An impervious layer of basaltic clay

adjective

Not able to be influenced, hurt, or damaged

Usage examples:

He seems to be impervious to pain., granite is almost impervious to acid-rain damage.

adjective

Very bad or unpleasant.

Usage examples:

Plastic bags burn with a nasty, acrid smell

noun

An unpleasant or harmful person or thing.

Usage examples:

A water conditioner to neutralize chlorine and other nasties

Offensive or even (of persons) malicious

adjective

Causing or liable to cause a feeling of nausea or disgust; disgusting.

Usage examples:

The stench was nauseating

verb

Affect with nausea.

Usage examples:

The thought of food nauseated her

adjective

Making you feel as if you are going to vomit

Usage examples:

The tv news can be pretty nauseating at times.

adjective

Affected with nausea; feeling inclined to vomit.

Usage examples:

A rancid odour that made him nauseous

adjective

Feeling that you are likely to vomit, or causing this feeling

Usage examples:

He felt nauseous and dehydrated., unpleasant, nauseous odors

abbreviation

He or she died.

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Ob. 1867

prefix

Denoting exposure or openness.

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Obverse

abbreviation

Outside broadcast.

adjective

Extremely distasteful; unacceptable.

Usage examples:

Cannibalism seems repugnant to us

adjective

Causing a feeling of strong dislike or disgust

Usage examples:

The trade in wild animals was repugnant to most people.

adjective

Arousing intense distaste or disgust.

Usage examples:

A repulsive smell

adjective

Offering resistance to something or someone.

Usage examples:

Some of the old churches are resistant to change

adjective

Not easily changed or damaged, or not accepting of (something)

Usage examples:

Fire resistant, why are you so resistant to change?

adjective

Causing intense disgust; disgusting.

Usage examples:

There was a revolting smell that lingered in the air

verb

Take violent action against an established government or ruler; rebel.

Usage examples:

The iceni revolted and had to be suppressed

adjective

Disgusting

Usage examples:

I’ve never eaten such revolting food!

adjective

Causing or liable to cause a feeling of nausea or disgust.

Usage examples:

A sickening stench of blood

verb

Make (someone) feel disgusted or appalled.

Usage examples:

She was sickened by the bomb attack

adjective

Extremely unpleasant; causing you to experience unpleasant feelings

Usage examples:

She slipped and fell with a sickening thud.

adjective

Extremely bad or serious.

Usage examples:

A terrible crime

adjective

Extremely unpleasant.

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He has a vile temper

adjective

Evil or disgusting

Usage examples:

He responded with the vilest language imaginable., a vile mood/temper

adjective

Unpleasant, immoral, and unacceptable

Usage examples:

This vile policy of ethnic cleansing must be stopped.