repel
pronunciation
How to pronounce repel in British English:
UK [rɪˈpel]
How to pronounce repel in American English:
US [rɪˈpel]
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- Verb:
- cause to move back by force or influence
- be repellent to; cause aversion in
- force or drive back
- reject outright and bluntly
- fill with distaste
Word Origin
- repel
- repel: see pulse
- repel (v.)
- early 15c., "to drive away, remove," from Old French repeller or directly from Latin repellere "to drive back," from re- "back" (see re-) + pellere "to drive, strike" (see pulse (n.1)). Meaning "to affect (a person) with distaste or aversion" is from 1817. Related: Repelled; repelling.
Antonym
Example
- 1. In early 2003 , he urged muslims to repel the imminent invasion of iraq .
- 2. Do high-price sports cars attract or repel women ?
- 3. The original suggestion was that stripes repel tsetse flies .
- 4. It 's also a great way to repel successful people from your life .
- 5. Competence may be appealing , but intentions are what attract or repel us and foster trust or mistrust .