To repell is to make something unpleasant or unpleasant to look at or smell stay away. If you repell insects, you're preventing them from getting close to your house.
The smell of the perfume repelled the mosquitoes.
The paint repelled the water, making it easy to clean.
adjective
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
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The man is repelling to hear that.
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Blood is repellent to many people.
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The general managed to repel the attack.
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The leaves are used as an insect repellent.
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The precipitate is inert for repellent activity.
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At first, with the assistance of the Zoroastrians, the invaders are repelled.
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The defeated nation attempts to repel the invaders.
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The picture of voting procedure is just repelling.
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These birds learn to avoid the repellent chemicals.
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What made him feel repelling