Repugnant

//ɹɪˈpʌɡnənt// adj

adj ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion.

    "Repugnant is a creature who would squander the ability to lift an eye to heaven conscious of his fleeting time here"

  2. 2
    Opposed or in conflict.

    "a repugnant condition"

Adjective
  1. 1
    offensive to the mind wordnet

Synonyms

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detestableyuckyabhorrentabhorrentabjuratoryabnegative

Example

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"There's something in the face of this man that's repugnant and that I do not like; moreover, I would say that I am inclined to hate him."

Etymology

From Middle English repugnaunt, from Old French repugnant, borrowed from Latin repugnans, present participle of repugnare (“to oppose, to fight against”), from re- (“back, against”) + pugnare (“to fight”); see pugnacious.

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self-repugnant

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