Repellant — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water

a chemical substance that repels animals

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻpˈɛlənt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪpˈɛlənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪpˈɛlənt/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻpˈɛlənt/.

Examples

she knew many repellents to his advances
he became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful
I find his obsequiousness repellent

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rebarbative skanky wicked revolting distasteful loathly disgustful loathsome repelling disgusting yucky foul repellent

Parts of Speech

noun	a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water
noun	a chemical substance that repels animals
noun	the power to repel “she knew many repellents to his advances”
adjective	serving or tending to repel “he became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful”
adjective	highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust “a disgusting smell”

Word Forms

repellent	adjective	serving or tending to repel
repel	verb	be repellent to; cause aversion in
repellant	adjective	serving or tending to repel
repellent	noun	a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water
repellant	noun	a chemical substance that repels animals
disgustingness	noun	extreme unpalatability to the mouth
distastefulness	noun	the quality of being offensive
loathsomeness	noun	the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions
skank	noun	any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant
wickedness	noun	the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

abweisend

eine Verbindung, mit der Stoffe wasserabweisend behandelt werden

🇫🇷French

répulsif

un composé avec lequel les tissus sont traités pour repousser l'eau

🇪🇸Spanish

repelente

un compuesto con el que se tratan los tejidos para repeler el agua

🇮🇹Italian

repellente

un composto con cui i tessuti vengono trattati per respingere l'acqua

🇳🇱Dutch

afstotend

een verbinding waarmee stoffen worden behandeld om water af te stoten

🇵🇹Portuguese

repelente

um composto com o qual os tecidos são tratados para repelir a água

🇷🇺Russian

репеллент

состав, которым обрабатывают ткани для отталкивания воды

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विकर्षक

एक यौगिक जिससे कपड़ों को पानी को पीछे हटाने के लिए उपचारित किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রতিরোধক

একটি যৌগ যা দিয়ে কাপড়গুলিকে জল বিকর্ষণ করার জন্য চিকিত্সা করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

விரட்டி

தண்ணீரை விரட்ட துணிகள் சிகிச்சை செய்யப்படும் ஒரு கலவை

🇮🇳Telugu

వికర్షకం

నీటిని తిప్పికొట్టడానికి బట్టలను చికిత్స చేసే సమ్మేళనం

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रतिकारक

एक कंपाऊंड ज्यासह फॅब्रिक्सवर पाणी दूर करण्यासाठी उपचार केले जातात

🇮🇳Gujarati

જીવડાં

એક સંયોજન કે જેની સાથે પાણીને ભગાડવા માટે કાપડની સારવાર કરવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿವಾರಕ

ನೀರನ್ನು ಹಿಮ್ಮೆಟ್ಟಿಸಲು ಬಟ್ಟೆಗಳನ್ನು ಸಂಸ್ಕರಿಸುವ ಸಂಯುಕ್ತ

🇮🇳Malayalam

റിപ്പല്ലൻ്റ്

വെള്ളം പുറന്തള്ളാൻ തുണിത്തരങ്ങൾ ചികിത്സിക്കുന്ന ഒരു സംയുക്തം

🇵🇰Urdu

بھگانے والا

ایک کمپاؤنڈ جس کے ساتھ کپڑوں کا علاج پانی کو بھگانے کے لیے کیا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

驱虫剂

一种对织物进行防水处理的化合物

🇯🇵Japanese

忌避剤

生地を撥水処理する化合物

🇰🇷Korean

방충제

물을 밀어내기 위해 직물을 처리하는 화합물

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thuốc chống côn trùng

một hợp chất dùng để xử lý vải để đẩy nước

🇹🇭Thai

ขับไล่

สารประกอบที่ใช้รักษาเนื้อผ้าเพื่อขับไล่น้ำ

🇮🇩Indonesian

penolak

senyawa yang kainnya diolah untuk menolak air

🇲🇾Malay

penghalau

sebatian yang mana fabrik dirawat untuk menangkis air

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

طارد

مركب تعالج به الأقمشة لصد الماء

🇮🇷Persian

دفع کننده

ترکیبی که با آن پارچه ها را برای دفع آب درمان می کنند

🇹🇷Turkish

uzaklaştırıcı

suyu itmek için kumaşların işlendiği bir bileşik

🇮🇱Hebrew

דוחה

תרכובת שאיתה מטופלים בדים כדי לדחות מים

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The primary meaning of 'repellant' is 'a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water'.

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

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

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

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