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Synonyms for repellence
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ri-pel |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈpɛl |
Top 10 synonyms for repellence
- bother
- bugbear
- detestation
- disgust
- enmity
- execration
- frost
- grievance
- gripe
- hatred
- horror
- hostility
- ill will
- irritant
- loathing
- malevolence
- malignity
- mislike
- nasty look
- no love lost
- nuisance
- objection
- odium
- pain
- rancor
- rankling
- repellency
- repugnance
- repugnancy
- repulsion
- resentment
- revenge
- revulsion
- scorn
- spite
- trouble
- venom
Définition of repellence
Origin :- 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.
- noun hate
- She met me with a full open gaze, as devoid of allurement as it was of repellence and hauteur.
- Extract from : « A Volunteer with Pike » by Robert Ames Bennet
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