abstoßen — meaning in English

English meaning

• appall verb To shock or horrify someone deeply.
• repel verb To drive back or fight off an attack or attacker.

Senses

abstoßen is used for these senses in English:

• appall (intransitive, obsolete) To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged.
• repel (transitive, physics) To force away by means of a repulsive force. [from 17th c.]
• repel (transitive) To cause repulsion or dislike in; to disgust. [from 18th c.]
• turn off (transitive) To repulse, disgust, or discourage (someone).

appall — full definition

1. verb To shock or horrify someone deeply.
2. verb (archaic) To turn pale, or to make something pale.
3. verb (archaic) To make something weaker.
4. verb (archaic) To become weak or faint, or to lose courage.

repel — full definition

1. verb To drive back or fight off an attack or attacker.
2. verb To keep something away by physical or chemical force.
3. verb To cause strong dislike or disgust in someone.

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