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Horrific vs Repellent - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between horrific and repellent

is that horrific is horrifying, causing horror; horrible while repellent is tending or able to repel; driving back.

As a noun repellent is

someone who repels.

horrific

English

Alternative forms

* horrifick (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Horrifying, causing horror; horrible.

    • Usage notes

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    Related terms

    * horrible * horrifical * horrification * horrify * horror * horrendous

    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