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Disgusting vs Repellent - What's the difference?

disgusting | repellent |

As adjectives the difference between disgusting and repellent

is that disgusting is causing disgust; repulsive; distasteful while repellent is tending or able to repel; driving back.

As a verb disgusting

is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun repellent is

someone who repels.

disgusting

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Causing disgust; repulsive; distasteful.
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    • Synonyms

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    Verb

    (head)

    • 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