repellers

Things that discourage

Repellers are things that drive away or ward off.

Insect repellers keep bugs at bay.

Magnetic repellers push objects apart.

The term applies to devices, substances, or forces that create distance or prevent approach: The ultrasonic repellers promised to keep mice out of the garage.

deterrent

mosquito coil

Spiral incense repelling insects

citronellaAromatic insect-deterring oil
DEETInsect-repelling chemical compound
picaridinInsect repellent compound

mothballs · scarecrow · ultrasonic · bird spikes · netting · pepper spray · bear spray · camphor · eucalyptus · lemongrass

magnetic

poles

Long sticks or extremities

diamagnetismWeak repulsion from magnets
ferromagnetismStrong atomic magnetic alignment
paramagnetismWeak magnetic susceptibility phenomenon

electromagnet · Lorentz · flux · field · repulsion · levitation · coil · induction · domains · permeability

social

pariah

Rejected, shunned person

outcastShunned, rejected person
off-puttingCausing mild aversion
unwelcomingHostile to guests

alienating · standoffish · rebuffing · cold shoulder · dismissive · unapproachable · bristly · forbidding · hostile · uninviting

repellers

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