Hyphenation of repellent

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word repellent ? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

re-pel-lent

Definitions of repellent :

1.
A compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water
2.
A chemical substance that repels animals
3.
The power to repel
She knew many repellents to his advances
4.
Serving or tending to repel
He became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful I find his obsequiousness repellent
5.
Highly offensive
Arousing aversion or disgust A disgusting smell Distasteful language A loathsome disease The idea of eating meat is repellent to me Revolting food A wicked stench
6.
Incapable of absorbing or mixing with
A water-repellent fabric Plastic highly resistant to steam and water

Synonyms of repellent :

adj rebarbative, repellant, unpleasant
adj disgusting, disgustful, distasteful, foul, loathly, loathsome, repellant, repelling, revolting, skanky, wicked, yucky, offensive
adj resistant, nonabsorbent, nonabsorptive
noun repellant, compound, chemical compound
noun repellant, compound, chemical compound
noun repellant, power, powerfulness

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