Definition
To force something away or to drive back, or to cause disgust or distaste in someone.
Etymology
From Latin 'repellere', formed from 're-' (back) and 'pellere' (to drive or thrust). The word entered English in the 14th century with both physical and emotional meanings.
Kelly Says
Opposite charges in magnets repel each other, and water-repellent coatings work the same way—molecules arrange themselves to push water away! The same word describes how something morally disgusting affects us, showing how physics and emotions use the same language.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
afstoot
af-STOOT
BGБългарски
отблъсквам
ot-BLUS-kvam
BNবাংলা
পিছু হটা
pi-chu ho-ta
CACatalà
repel·lir
re-pel-LIR
CSČeština
odrazit
od-ra-ZIT
DEDeutsch
abstoßen
AP-shto-sen
ELΕλληνικά
απωθώ
a-po-THO
ESEspañol
repeler
re-pe-LER
ETEesti
tõrjuma
tor-YU-ma
EUEuskara
bultzatu
bul-TZA-tu
FAفارسی
دفع کردن
daf kar-dan
FRFrançais
repousser
re-poo-SAY
GLGalego
repeler
re-pe-LER
HIहिन्दी
पीछे हटाना
peeche hataa-na
HRHrvatski
odbiti
od-BI-ti
IDBahasa Indonesia
menolak
me-no-lak
ITItaliano
respingere
re-spin-JE-re
JA日本語
撃退する
geki-tai su-ru
KO한국어
격퇴하다
gyeok-toe ha-da
LTLietuvių
atmušti
at-MUSH-ti
LVLatviešu
atvairīt
at-vai-REET
MNМонгол
буцаах
bu-tsaakh
MSBahasa Melayu
menolak
me-no-lak
MYမြန်မာ
ပြန်လှန်သည်
pyant-hlan-dhi
NLNederlands
afstoten
AF-sto-ten
PLPolski
odpychać
od-PI-hach
PTPortuguês
repelir
re-pe-LIR
RORomână
respinge
res-PIN-je
RUРусский
отталкивать
ot-TAL-ki-vat
SKSlovenčina
odraziť
od-ra-ZEET
SLSlovenščina
odbiti
od-BI-ti
SVSvenska
avvisa
AV-vi-sa
SWKiswahili
sukuma
su-KU-ma
TEతెలుగు
తిప్పికొట్టు
tip-pi-ko-ttu
TRTürkçe
püskürtmek
pus-kurt-MEK
UKУкраїнська
відштовхувати
vid-shtov-khu-va-ty
URاردو
پسپا کرنا
pas-pa kar-na
VITiếng Việt
đẩy lùi
day lui