repellent - Meaning in Kannada

repellent - Meaning in Kannada

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Definitions and Meaning of repellent in English

repellent adjective

1. incapable of absorbing or mixing with

   Examples

   • "a water-repellent fabric"
   • "plastic highly resistant to steam and water"
2. highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

   Examples

   • "a disgusting smell"
   • "a loathsome disease"
   • "a wicked stench"
   • "distasteful language"
   • "revolting food"
   • "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"
3. serving or tending to repel

   Examples

   • "he became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful"
   • "I find his obsequiousness repellent"

repellent noun

1. the power to repel

   Example

   • "she knew many repellents to his advances"
2. a chemical substance that repels animals
3. a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water

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