Associations to the word «Repellant»

Wiktionary

REPELLANT, adjective. Alternative form of repellent
REPELLANT, noun. Alternative form of repellent

Dictionary definition

REPELLANT, noun. A compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water.
REPELLANT, noun. A chemical substance that repels animals.
REPELLANT, noun. The power to repel; "she knew many repellents to his advances".
REPELLANT, adjective. Serving or tending to repel; "he became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful"; "I find his obsequiousness repellent".
REPELLANT, adjective. Highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench".

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn