repellent
adjective
causing distaste or aversion; repulsive.
self-repellent
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a word derived from
repellent.
Example Sentences
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The self-repellent nature of electricity compels it to manifest itself at the more prominent parts of the surface, the level being forsaken for the point.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 455, September 20, 1884 by Various
