repugnant

[ ri-puhg-nuhnt ]

/ rɪˈpʌg nənt /

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adjective

distasteful, objectionable, or offensive: a repugnant smell.

making opposition; averse.

opposed or contrary, as in nature or character.

Nearby words

republish, repudiate, repudiation, repugn, repugnance, repugnant, repulse, repulsion, repulsive, repulsively, repurchase

Origin of repugnant

1350–1400; Middle English repugnaunt < Middle French < Latin repugnant- (stem of repugnāns, present participle of repugnāre), equivalent to repugn(āre) to repugn + -ant- -ant

SYNONYMS FOR repugnant

3 antagonistic, adverse, hostile.

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Related forms

re·pug·nant·ly, adverbun·re·pug·nant, adjectiveun·re·pug·nant·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for repugnant

It is disappointing and, frankly, frightening that Thompson walked away from his repugnant Sea World excursion scot-free.
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If the actual facts are so repugnant to you, then why embellish them?
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This struck many observers (yours truly included) as not only absurd but repugnant.
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Moreover, taking the life of a sentient being is repugnant, a sin that prevents many devout Buddhists from slaughtering animals.
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I stood at my chamber-window, torn by a variety of purposes, and swayed alternately by repugnant arguments.
Arthur Mervyn|Charles Brockden Brown
The thought of a traitor at the experimental station was repugnant to the Swifts and to Bud as well.
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After some search the hut where they have taken refuge is found, and then takes place a horrible and repugnant scene.
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Inspiration is only necessary to give authority to that which is repugnant to human reason.
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Before leaving this repugnant milieu, one may still consider the leech.
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British Dictionary definitions for repugnant

repugnant

/ (rɪˈpʌɡnənt) /

adjective

repellent to the senses; causing aversion

distasteful; offensive; disgusting

contradictory; inconsistent or incompatible

Derived Forms

repugnance or rare repugnancy, nounrepugnantly, adverb

Word Origin for repugnant

C14: from Latin repugnāns resisting; see repugn

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