<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>causing distaste or aversion</li><li>repulsive</li><li>forcing or driving back</li><li>serving or tending to ward off or drive away</li><li>impervious or resistant to something</li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms</strong></p><ul><li>loathsome</li><li>distasteful</li><li>disgusting</li><li>repugnant</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>something that repels, as a substance that keeps away insects</li><li>a medicine that serves to prevent or reduce swellings, tumors, etc.</li><li>any of various durable or nondurable solutions applied to a fabric, garment, surface, etc., to increase its resistance, as to water, moths, mildew, etc.</li></ul>