repel vs turn off

repel and turn off both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
repel	No	No	Yes	No
turn off	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, turn off is a hyponym of repel; that is, turn off is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than repel:

Other hyponyms of repel include churn up, disgust, nauseate, revolt, sicken, put off.

repel (verb)	turn off (verb)
reject outright and bluntly	cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch
force or drive back	cause to feel intense dislike or distaste
cause to move back by force or influence	make a turn
be repellent to; cause aversion in
fill with distaste