repel
Meaning of repel
verb
- drive or force (an attack or attacker) back or away.
- be repulsive or distasteful to.
she was repelled by the permanent smell of drink on his breath
- refuse to accept (something, especially an argument or theory).
the alleged right of lien led by the bankrupt's solicitor was repelled
late Middle English: from Latin repellere, from re- ‘back’ + pellere ‘to drive’.
Information about repel
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of repel is: repels.
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CatalanHyphenation of repel
re-pel
- It consists of 2 syllables and 5 chars.
- repel is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
repel synonyms
Meaning drive:
Meaning repulse:
Meaning rebuff:
Meaning disgust:
Meaning ward off (a weapon or attack) with a countermove:
Meaning prevent (something considered wrong or undesirable) from succeeding:
Meaning examine (something) in order to determine its accuracy, quality, or condition, or to detect the presence of something:
Meaning prevent (a plan or attempted action) from progressing, succeeding, or being fulfilled:
Meaning claim or prove that (evidence or an accusation) is false:
Meaning make (someone) feel disgusted or appalled:
Meaning fill (someone) with disgust:
Meaning be displeasing or cause problems to:
Meaning fill with horror; shock greatly:
repel antonyms
Meaning please (someone) greatly:
Anagrams of repel
Leper, leper, lepre, Perle, perle
Words that rhyme with repel
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