rebarbative

Meaning

Irritating, repellent.

Synonyms

repellent

repellant

disagreeable

displeasing

foul

obnoxious

obscene

odious

offensive

repugnant

unattractive

uninviting

unlikeable

unsavoury

unsympathetic

unwelcome

unwished

verminous

off-putting

unlikable

unwished-for

abominable

untempting

aversive

Translations

abstoßend

widerlich

repel·lent

repellente

weerzinwekkend

repelente

Ekel erregend

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɪˈbɑːbətɪv/

Etymology

From French rébarbatif, rébarbative (“repellent, disagreeable”), from Middle French rebarber (“to oppose”), ultimately from Latin barba (“beard”), literally “to stand beard to beard against”.