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Contemptible vs Repellent - What's the difference?

contemptible | repellent |

As adjectives the difference between contemptible and repellent

is that contemptible is deserving contempt while repellent is tending or able to repel; driving back.

As a noun repellent is

someone who repels.

contemptible

English

Alternative forms

* contemptable

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • deserving contempt
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    Synonyms

    * despicable

    repellent

    English

    (wikipedia repellent)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • tending or able to repel; driving back
  • repulsive, inspiring aversion
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  • resistant or impervious to something

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • someone who repels
  • a substance used to repel insects
  • a substance or treatment for a fabric etc to make it impervious to something