Rebarbative — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

serving or tending to repel

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻbˈɑːɹbətˌɪv/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪbˈɑːbətˌɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪbˈɑːbətˌɪv/

4 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻbˈɑːɹbətˌɪv/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

repellant repellent

Parts of Speech

adjective

serving or tending to repel

“he became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful”

Word Forms

repellent	noun	a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water
repellant	noun	a chemical substance that repels animals
repel	verb	fill with distaste

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

rebarbativ

dienen oder dazu neigen, abzustoßen

🇫🇷French

rébarbatif

servir ou tendre à repousser

🇪🇸Spanish

rebarbativo

sirviendo o tendiendo a repeler

🇮🇹Italian

ribarbativo

servire o tendere a respingere

🇳🇱Dutch

weerbarstig

dienen of de neiging hebben om af te weren

🇵🇹Portuguese

rebarbativo

servindo ou tendendo a repelir

🇷🇺Russian

отвратительный

служащий или стремящийся отразить

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पुनरुत्पादक

प्रतिकार करने की सेवा करना या प्रवृत्त होना

🇮🇳Tamil

பழிவாங்கும்

சேவை செய்தல் அல்லது விரட்ட முனைதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

తిరుగుబాటు

సేవ చేయడం లేదా తిప్పికొట్టడం

🇮🇳Gujarati

રિબાર્બેટિવ

સેવા આપવી અથવા ભગાડવા માટે વલણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರತಿಬಂಧಕ

ಸೇವೆ ಅಥವಾ ಹಿಮ್ಮೆಟ್ಟಿಸಲು ಒಲವು

🇮🇳Malayalam

റിബാർബേറ്റീവ്

സേവിക്കുന്നു അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പിന്തിരിപ്പിക്കാൻ ശ്രമിക്കുന്നു

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

令人厌恶的

服务或倾向于排斥

🇯🇵Japanese

反抗的な

奉仕する、または反発する傾向がある

🇰🇷Korean

철근의

봉사하거나 격퇴하는 경향

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phản đối

phục vụ hoặc có xu hướng đẩy lùi

🇹🇭Thai

หยาบคาย

ให้บริการหรือมีแนวโน้มที่จะขับไล่

🇮🇩Indonesian

rebarbatif

melayani atau cenderung menolak

🇲🇾Malay

rebarbatif

menghidangkan atau cenderung untuk menolak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انتقامي

يخدم أو يميل إلى الصد

🇮🇷Persian

میلگرد

خدمت کردن یا تمایل به دفع کردن

🇹🇷Turkish

rebarbatif

hizmet eden veya itme eğiliminde olan

🇮🇱Hebrew

בררבטיבי

משרת או נוטה להדוף

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The primary meaning of 'rebarbative' is 'serving or tending to repel'.

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Using 'rebarbative' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'rebarbative' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'rebarbative' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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