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repel
repel
SEE DEFINITION OF
repel
WORDS RELATED TO
REPEL
scarify
verb
frighten
affright
agitate
alarm
appall
astound
awe
browbeat
bulldoze
chill
chill to the bone
cow
curdle the blood
daunt
demoralize
deter
disburb
discomfort
disconcert
discourage
dishearten
dismay
disquiet
faze
horrify
intimidate
make blood run cold
make one's blood run cold
make one's hair stand on end
make teeth chatter
panic
perturb
petrify
repel
scare
scare away
scare off
scare the daylights out of
scare to death
silly
spook
startle
stiff
strike terror into
terrify
terrorize
unhinge
unnerve
sicken
verb
revolt, make ill
affect
afflict
derange
disgust
disorder
gross out
nauseate
offend
reluct
repel
repulse
turn
turn one's stomach
unhinge
unsettle
upset
sickened
verb
revolt, make ill
affect
afflict
derange
disgust
disorder
gross out
nauseate
offend
reluct
repel
repulse
turn
turn one's stomach
unhinge
unsettle
upset
stave off
verb
fend off
avoid
block
hold off
repel
ward off
staving off
verb
fend off
avoid
block
hold off
repel
ward off
traverse
verb
resist, contradict
balk
buck
check
combat
contest
contravene
counter
counteract
cross
deny
disaffirm
dispute
duel
fight
frustrate
gainsay
go against
hinder
impede
impugn
negate
negative
obstruct
oppose
repel
thwart
withstand
traversed
verb
resist, contradict
balk
buck
check
combat
contest
contravene
counter
counteract
cross
deny
disaffirm
dispute
duel
fight
frustrate
gainsay
go against
hinder
impede
impugn
negate
negative
obstruct
oppose
repel
thwart
withstand
traversing
verb
resist, contradict
balk
buck
check
combat
contest
contravene
counter
counteract
cross
deny
disaffirm
dispute
duel
fight
frustrate
gainsay
go against
hinder
impede
impugn
negate
negative
obstruct
oppose
repel
thwart
withstand
turn off
verb
disgust
alienate
bore
disenchant
disinterest
displease
irritate
lose one's interest
make one sick
nauseate
offend
put off
repel
sicken
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