[n] the power to repel; "she knew many repellents to his advances"
[n] a chemical substance that repels animals
[n] a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water
[adj] incapable of absorbing or mixing with; "a water-repellent fabric"; "plastic highly resistant to steam and water"
[adj] highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench"
[adj] serving or tending to repel; "he became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful"; "I find his obsequiousness repellent"
Synonyms
disgustful, disgusting, distasteful, foul, loathly, loathsome, nonabsorbent, nonabsorptive, offensive, rebarbative, repellant, repellant, repellant, repelling, resistant, revolting, skanky, unpleasant, wicked, yucky