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Meaning of repellendus | Babel Free

Verb feminine CEFR C1

Definitions

which is to be, deserving to be, fit to be, that which must/should be: repelled, repulsed, rejected

declension-1, declension-2, form-of, future, participle, passive

Examples

“‘nec voluī fierī nec sum crūdēlis in īrā,”

“I did not want [it] to happen, nor am I cruel in my anger, but that which should be repelled was no concern to me.” (When the ancient Romans neglected to worship Flora (mythology), she allowed flowers and plants to wither. In more natural English, the displeased goddess might say: “but I no longer cared, and did nothing to stop it.”)

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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