repel

it repels rain like magic.

government units sought to repel the rebels.

A plastic coating repels moisture.

a company that was trying to repel a hostile takeover.

Electric charges of the same sign repel one another.

His manner repels me.

Her callous attitude repels me.

electrically charged objects attract or repel one another.

boots with good-quality leather uppers to repel moisture.

a celebrity who fascinated his fellow guests. repel

Her rudeness repels everyone.See Synonyms at disgust See Usage Note at repulse

Crossette, Barbara. "Testing the Limits of Tolerance as Cultures Mix: Does Freedom Mean Accepting Rituals that Repel the West?" The New York Times (March 6, 1999): A15, and A17 .

Crossette, Barbara. "Testing the Limits sof Tolerance as Cultures Mix: Does Fre iedom Mean Accepting Rituals that Repel the West?" The New York Times (March 6, 1999): A15, and A17 .

The original suggestion was that stripes repel tsetse flies.

In fact, state interference has repelled investment.

You guys repel women all the time!

His pugnacity fascinated and repelled people in equal measure.

They're going to activate neurons; that's how they repel mosquitoes.'

I have to do something to repel this woman.

Bismuth, for instance, is diamagnetic, so it's always repelled by a magnet.

The first wave to hit Madagascar is somewhat repelled by the dense forest.

Instantly, you see how it repels it. It's like running from the shampoo.

I was within and without, simultaneously enchanted and repelled by the inexhaustible variety of life.