abstoßen — meaning in English
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English meaning
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
- verb To fill with horror or indignation; to dismay.
- verb To make pale; to blanch.
- verb To weaken; to reduce in strength
- verb To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged.
repel — full definition
- verb To drive back or fight off an attack or attacker.
- verb To keep something away by physical or chemical force.
- verb To cause strong dislike or disgust in someone.