repellence
Quality causing aversion
Repellence is the quality of driving something away or causing aversion.
Water repellence keeps fabric dry; insect repellence wards off pests.
The word also describes what makes something disgusting or off-putting: the repellence of his views.
Repellency means the same thing.
Intense physical disgust
- repugnanceIntense distaste or disgust
- loathingIntense, settled disgust
- aversionIntense dislike or repugnance
- abhorrenceExtreme hatred or disgust
nausea · distaste · antipathy · horror · contempt · detestation · squeamishness · offensiveness
Ability to repel moisture
- impermeabilityResistance to passage
- nonstickResists food adhesion
- hydrophobicRepels aqueous substances
- oleophobicRepelling oily substances
coating · spray · surface · waterproofing · sealant · treatment
Loss of confidence
- dissuasionConvincing someone not to
- deterrencePrevention via threatened consequences
- preventionStopping something before occurring
- inhibitionMental check on behavior
preclusion · countermeasure · interdiction · aversive · deflection · warning · disincentive · obstruction
revulsion
Intense physical disgust
- repugnanceIntense distaste or disgust
- loathingIntense, settled disgust
- aversionIntense dislike or repugnance
abhorrence · nausea · distaste · antipathy · horror · contempt · detestation · squeamishness · offensiveness · dislike
water-resistance
Ability to repel moisture
- impermeabilityResistance to passage
- nonstickResists food adhesion
- hydrophobicRepels aqueous substances
oleophobic · coating · spray · surface · waterproofing · sealant · treatment
discouragement
Loss of confidence
- dissuasionConvincing someone not to
- deterrencePrevention via threatened consequences
- preventionStopping something before occurring
inhibition · preclusion · countermeasure · interdiction · aversive · deflection · warning · disincentive · obstruction · rebuff
- disgustdisgust, disgusting, disgusted, revulsion, repulsion
- uglinessugliness, unattractiveness, unsightliness, hideousness, homeliness
repellenceattraction
Pull toward something
attractiveness · magnetism · pull · magnetic attraction · gravitational pull
repellenceappeal
Formal review request
attractiveness · attraction · allure · charm · desirability
- insect repellentSubstance deterring biting pests
- mosquito repellentSubstance deterring biting insects
- water repellentResists liquid penetration
- moth repellentSubstance deterring fabric pests
- tick repellentSubstance deterring parasitic arachnids
- pest repellentSubstance deterring unwanted creatures