Repel
Meaning of Repel
To drive back or push away; to disgust.
ما معنى كلمة Repel بالعربي؟
يَدفع أو يَطرد شيئاً بالقوة
🛡️⚡ يَدفع أو يَطرد شيئاً بالقوة؛ يَرفض ويُقاوم الهجوم أو التأثير؛ قوة مُضادة تمنع الاقتراب أو التأثير السلبي وتُحافظ على المسافة الآمنة من الخطر أو الضرر 🛡️⚡
قصة GL: طرد المعوقات الذهنية والأفكار السلبية - يَرفض ويُقاوم التراجع، القوة المُضادة التي تُطورها تقنيات التعلم الجيني لمنع فقدان التركيز والحفاظ على الدافعية 💪
Repel in a sentence
Like charges repel each other in the physics demo.
Bad service repels customers.
The defendant repelled the claim with evidence.
Strong smells repel insects.
Origin of Repel
From Latin repellere, from re- + pellere 'to drive'.
In the Genetic Learning (GL) context
In Genetic Learning work led by Naif Talal Al-Essa, repel also means disgust. GL designs avoid anything that repels learners.
Repel audio micro-course (transcript)
Podcast 1 — Introduction & meaning
Narrator: Today's word is "Repel" — verb, pronounced /rɪˈpel/, with the stress on "pel".
Narrator: To repel is to drive back or keep away, or to cause a feeling of disgust.
Narrator: In plain English, a wall repels water, and a bad smell repels visitors.
Narrator: It comes from the Latin repellere, meaning to drive back, from re- and pellere, to push.
Narrator: "To repel an attack" describes driving back an enemy assault.
Narrator: It differs from repulse because repel is more general, whereas repulse specifically means defeat an attack.
Narrator: "His behaviour repelled her" is a sense meaning causing disgust or strong dislike.
Narrator: The military, physics, chemistry and everyday speech all rely on the word repel.
Narrator: So remember: to repel is to drive back, from the Latin for to push back.
Read podcasts 2 and 3
Podcast 2 — In conversation
Speaker A: What does repel mean?
Speaker B: Driving back! REPEL comes from the Latin repellere, to push back, so it means keeping something away or causing disgust.
Speaker A: So a magnet repels another magnet?
Speaker B: Yes — pushes it away!
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "Repel an attack"; "repel water"; "his manner repelled her" — military, physics and feelings.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Don't confuse repel with repeal, because repel means drive back, while repeal means cancel a law.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: 'Repulse' the military cousin, 'ward off' the everyday twin, 'disgust' the emotional alternative. The word keeps its pushing charm!
Podcast 3 — Prompt engineering
Speaker B: Let's use "repel" in AI prompts — useful for outdoor apps and science tools.
Speaker A: So a prompt could frame a product?
Speaker B: Right. For an outdoor app, you'd write:
Prompt: Write a short product description for a jacket that repels water, naming one technology.
Speaker A: How about a science tool?
Speaker B: Ask the model to explain:
Prompt: Draft a short explanation of how magnets repel each other, naming one rule.
Speaker A: Could it help with a military bot?
Speaker B: Yes, you can frame tactics:
Prompt: Summarise in two sentences how a small force can repel a larger attack, naming one tactic.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: For a gardening chatbot, try this:
Prompt: Write a short tip on plants that repel pests, naming two varieties.
Frequently asked questions about Repel
What does Repel mean?
To drive back or push away; to disgust.
ما معنى كلمة Repel بالعربي؟
يَدفع أو يَطرد شيئاً بالقوة — 🛡️⚡ يَدفع أو يَطرد شيئاً بالقوة؛ يَرفض ويُقاوم الهجوم أو التأثير؛ قوة مُضادة تمنع الاقتراب أو التأثير السلبي وتُحافظ على المسافة الآمنة من الخطر أو الضرر 🛡️⚡
How do you pronounce Repel?
Repel is pronounced /rɪˈpel/ and is used as a verb.
How is Repel used in a sentence?
Like charges repel each other in the physics demo.
What are synonyms of Repel?
drive back, ward off, fend off, resist, disgust, revolt.