Lack
Lack verb - Be without.
Repel
Repel verb - To drive back.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- Despite good ratings, the game was a commercial flop as a result of Nintendo's utter (and deliberate) lack of coverage for it and an excessive scare-campaign to repel everyone under 17 away from the game.The schism having been seeded between Nintendo and Rareware, it would only grow.
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