repellent
adjective
[ rɪˈpɛl(ə)nt ]
• able to repel a particular thing; impervious to a particular substance.
• "water-repellent nylon"
• causing disgust or distaste.
• "the idea was slightly repellent to her"
Similar:
revolting,
repulsive,
disgusting,
repugnant,
sickening,
nauseating,
stomach-turning,
stomach-churning,
nauseous,
emetic,
vile,
nasty,
foul,
appalling,
abominable,
hideous,
horrible,
awful,
dreadful,
terrible,
obnoxious,
loathsome,
offensive,
objectionable,
off-putting,
distasteful,
disagreeable,
uninviting,
abhorrent,
despicable,
reprehensible,
contemptible,
odious,
heinous,
obscene,
hateful,
execrable,
gruesome,
grisly,
vomitous,
sick-making,
ghastly,
putrid,
horrid,
godawful,
gross,
gut-churning,
yucky,
icky,
cringe-making,
beastly,
bogging,
noisome,
disgustful,
loathly,
rebarbative,
repellent
noun
• a substance that deters insects or other pests from approaching or settling.
• "a flea repellent"
• a substance used to treat something, especially fabric or stone, so as to make it impervious to water.
• "treat brick with a silicone water repellent"
Origin:
mid 17th century: from Latin repellent- ‘driving back’, from the verb repellere (see repel).
