Repelling (Adjective)
Meaning
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".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The thought of eating spoiled milk was repellent to her.
- His repellent behavior towards the waitress got him kicked out of the restaurant.
- The smell of rotting fish was repellent and made her gag.
- She found the idea of being in a crowded elevator during rush hour repellent.
- The movie's graphic violence and gore were repellent to some viewers.