repellent to

Frequency: 7.311.0 per million words

Indicates the person or group who finds something repellent.

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Examples (10)

  • His arrogance was utterly repellent to her.
  • The idea of animal testing is repellent to many people.
  • The odor of certain plants is repellent to insects.
  • Such extreme political views are repellent to the majority of voters.
  • The cold, clinical atmosphere of the hospital was repellent to him.
  • Violence in any form is repellent to her nature.
  • The texture of the fabric was surprisingly repellent to the touch.
  • His lack of empathy was deeply repellent to his colleagues.
  • A lifestyle of excess is repellent to those who value simplicity.
  • These new regulations are repellent to small business owners.