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Repelling

verb/ɹᵻpˈɛlɪŋ/
Definition
cause to move back by force or influence
be repellent to; cause aversion in
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɹᵻpˈɛlɪŋ/
🇬🇧British English
/ɹɪpˈɛlɪŋ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɹɪpˈɛlɪŋ/
3 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻpˈɛlɪŋ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
verbcause to move back by force or influence
“repel the enemy”
verbbe repellent to; cause aversion in
verbforce or drive back
“repel the attacker”
verbreject outright and bluntly
“She snubbed his proposal”
verbfill with distaste
“This spoilt food disgusts me”
adjectivehighly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
“a disgusting smell”
Word Forms
repulsiveadjectivepossessing the ability to repel
drivenouna series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
repulsenounan instance of driving away or warding off
repulsionnounthe act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand
push backnounthe act of forcing the enemy to withdraw
repellantadjectiveserving or tending to repel
repellentadjectivehighly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
repellentnouna chemical substance that repels animals
repellantnouna chemical substance that repels animals
rebuffnounan instance of driving away or warding off
snubnounan instance of driving away or warding off
disgustnounstrong feelings of dislike
disgustingnessnounextreme unpalatability to the mouth
distastefulnessnounthe quality of being offensive
loathsomenessnounthe quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions
repelverbfill with distaste
skanknounany substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant
wickednessnounthe quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
abstoßend
durch Gewalt oder Einfluss zum Zurückweichen veranlassen
🇫🇷French
repoussant
faire reculer par la force ou l'influence
🇪🇸Spanish
repeler
hacer retroceder por fuerza o influencia
🇮🇹Italian
respingente
indurre a tornare indietro con la forza o l'influenza
🇳🇱Dutch
afstotend
reden om door kracht of invloed terug te gaan
🇵🇹Portuguese
repelindo
fazer recuar pela força ou influência
🇷🇺Russian
отталкивающий
заставить двигаться назад силой или влиянием
India
🇮🇳Hindi
पीछे धकेलने
बल या प्रभाव से पीछे हटने का कारण
🇮🇳Tamil
விரட்டும்
சக்தி அல்லது செல்வாக்கால் பின்வாங்குவதற்கு காரணம்
🇮🇳Telugu
తిప్పికొట్టడం
శక్తి లేదా ప్రభావం ద్వారా వెనక్కి వెళ్లడానికి కారణం
🇮🇳Marathi
दूर करणे
शक्ती किंवा प्रभावाने मागे जाण्याचे कारण
🇮🇳Gujarati
ભગાડવું
બળ અથવા પ્રભાવ દ્વારા પાછા ફરવાનું કારણ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಹಿಮ್ಮೆಟ್ಟಿಸುವುದು
ಬಲ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಭಾವದಿಂದ ಹಿಂದೆ ಸರಿಯಲು ಕಾರಣ
🇮🇳Malayalam
വികർഷണം
ബലപ്രയോഗത്തിലൂടെയോ സ്വാധീനത്തിലൂടെയോ പിന്നോട്ട് നീങ്ങാൻ കാരണമാകുന്നു
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਦੂਰ ਕਰਨਾ
ਤਾਕਤ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਵਾਪਸ ਜਾਣ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ
🇵🇰Urdu
پیچھے ہٹانا
طاقت یا اثر و رسوخ سے پیچھے ہٹنے کا سبب
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
排斥的
通过武力或影响力导致退回
🇯🇵Japanese
反発
力または影響によって後退させる
🇰🇷Korean
격퇴
힘이나 영향으로 뒤로 물러나게 하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
đẩy lùi
gây ra sự lùi lại bằng vũ lực hoặc ảnh hưởng
🇹🇭Thai
ขับไล่
ทำให้เกิดการถอยกลับด้วยกำลังหรืออิทธิพล
🇮🇩Indonesian
memukul mundur
menyebabkan untuk mundur karena paksaan atau pengaruh
🇵🇭Filipino
nagtataboy
dahilan upang bumalik sa pamamagitan ng puwersa o impluwensya
🇲🇾Malay
menolak
menyebabkan untuk berundur dengan kekerasan atau pengaruh
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
صد
سبب للرجوع بالقوة أو التأثير
🇮🇷Persian
دفع کننده
با زور یا نفوذ باعث عقب نشینی شود
🇹🇷Turkish
itici
zorla veya etkiyle geri dönmeye neden olmak
🇮🇱Hebrew
דוחה
לגרום לזוז אחורה בכוח או בהשפעה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'repelling'?
The primary meaning of 'repelling' is 'cause to move back by force or influence'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'repelling' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'repelling' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'repelling' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'repelling' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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