be repellent

Frequency: 7.210.5 per million words

To describe a state of being repulsive or disgusting.

repellentVERB + repellent

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Examples (10)

  • His arrogance was utterly repellent to her.
  • The smell from the dumpster is quite repellent.
  • Many people find cruelty to animals to be repellent.
  • Her constant negativity was truly repellent to her friends.
  • Such behavior should be repellent to anyone with a conscience.
  • I found his insincere compliments to be repellent.
  • The idea of eating insects is repellent to some cultures.
  • Even a slight hint of corruption can be repellent to voters.
  • The artist's latest work was intentionally repellent, challenging traditional beauty standards.
  • Despite its effectiveness, the taste of the medicine was repellent.