rebarbative
/rɪˈbɑːbətɪv/adjective
उच्चारण रिबार्बटिव
अप्रिय, अरुचिकर, विकर्षक
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adjective
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formal
unattractive and unpleasant, so that people dislike it or avoid it
अप्रिय, अरुचिकर, विकर्षक
- The professor had a rebarbative manner that scared students.
- The rebarbative style of the report made it hard to read.
- He found the rebarbative crowds at the station unbearable.
Synonyms repellent forbidding off-putting
Opposite attractive engaging
≈Synonyms and antonyms
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re·bar·ba·tive
⌂Word origin and word building
From French rébarbatif, which comes from an old word for beard, meaning to face someone's beard in anger.
यह French शब्द rébarbatif से बना है, जो दाढ़ी के लिए एक पुराने शब्द से आया है।