v., -pelled, -pel·ling, -pels.

v.tr.

1. To ward off or keep away; drive back: repel insects.
2. To offer resistance to; fight against: repel an invasion.
3. To refuse to accept; reject: a company that was trying to repel a hostile takeover.
4. To turn away from; spurn.
5. To cause aversion or distaste in: Your rudeness repels everyone. See synonyms at disgust. See Usage Note at repulse.
6. To be resistant to; be incapable of absorbing or mixing with: Oil repels water.
7. Physics. To present an opposing force to; push back or away by a force: Electric charges of the same sign repel one another.

v.intr.

1. To offer a resistant force to something.
2. To cause aversion or distaste: behavior that repels.

[Middle English repellen, from Old French repeller, from Latin repellere : re-, re- + pellere, to drive.]

repeller re·pel'ler n.

verb

1. To turn or drive away: beat off, fend (off), keep off, parry, repulse, ward off. See allow/prevent, strike/miss.
2. To offend the senses or feelings of: disgust, nauseate, revolt, sicken. Idioms: turn one's stomach. See like/dislike.

v

Definition: make or become nauseous
Antonyms: attract, draw

v

Definition: push away; repulse
Antonyms: attract, draw, welcome

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An obstetrical instrument used in large animal obstetrics to repel a fetus during correction of a dystocia, e.g. kühn's crutch. See also repulsion (3).

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IN BRIEF: To force or keep back in a manner, physically or mentally. Also: To make to feel disgust.

When you smile, people are drawn to you. When you frown, you repel them. — Unknown

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - slå tilbage, afværge, afvise, frastøde
v. intr. - frastøde (virke ubehagelig)

Nederlands (Dutch)
afstoten, afweren, weigeren te accepteren

Français (French)
v. tr. - déplaire, repousser, dégoûter, (Électron, Phys) repousser, résister à (l'eau)
v. intr. - déplaire, dégoûter, résister (à)

Deutsch (German)
v. - abstoßen, abwehren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - απωθώ, αποκρούω, δημιουργώ απέχθεια

Italiano (Italian)
repellere, respingere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - repelir, rejeitar

Русский (Russian)
вызывать отвращение, отбивать атаку

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - repeler, rechazar, contener, reprimir
v. intr. - causar repelencia o aversión

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - avvisa, avvärja, verka frånstötande på, förkasta

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
击退, 拒绝, 驱除, 排斥, 使人厌恶, 使人反感, 抵抗, 相互排斥

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 擊退, 拒絕, 驅除, 排斥
v. intr. - 使人厭惡, 使人反感, 抵抗, 相互排斥

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 격퇴하다, 물리치다, 반박하다
v. intr. - 쫓아내다, 퇴짜 놓다, 불쾌하게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 撃退する, 追い払う, はね付ける, 反感を与える

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يرد, يقاوم, يصد هجوما‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הדף, דחה, הגעיל‬
v. intr. - ‮הדף, דחה, הגעיל‬

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