rebutant
French, adjective/ʁə.by.tɑ̃/
rebutant is a French adjective meaning “repulsive, repellent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of rebuter. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui rebute, qui décourage”.
What does rebutant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
repulsive, repellent
Near-synonyms: repoussant, répugnant
verb
- 1
present participle of rebuter
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui rebute, qui décourage. 2. Qui est choquant, déplaisant, qui écarte.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of rebutant
- rebutante feminine
- rebutants masculine plural
- rebutantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rebutant?
- /ʁə.by.tɑ̃/
- \ʁə.by.tɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is rebutant in French?
rebutant appears about once in every 8 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).