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   repugnant

   /rɪˈpʌɡnənt/

   adjective

   • 1. extremely distasteful; unacceptable: "cannibalism seems repugnant to us" Similar abhorrentrevoltingrepulsiverepellentdisgustingoffensiveobjectionablevilefoulnastyloathsomesickeningnauseatingnauseoushatefuldetestableexecrableabominablemonstrousappallingreprehensibledeplorableinsufferableintolerableunacceptabledespicablecontemptiblebeyond the paleunspeakablenoxiousobscenebasehideousgrislygruesomehorrendousheinousatrociousawfulterribledreadfulfrightfulobnoxiousunsavouryunpalatableunpleasantdisagreeabledistastefuldislikeableoff-puttingdispleasinginformal:ghastlyhorriblehorridgrossputridsick-makingyuckygodawfulbeastlyboggingskankyliterary:noisomearchaic:disgustfulscurvyloathlyrare:rebarbativeOpposite attractiveagreeablepleasant
   • 2. in conflict or incompatible with: "a by-law must not be repugnant to the general law of the country" Similar incompatible within conflict withcontrary toat variance withcontradictory toinconsistent withalien toopposed torare:oppugnant to
   • ▪ given to stubborn resistance. archaic

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘offering resistance’): from Old French repugnant or Latin repugnant- ‘opposing’, from the verb repugnare (see repugnance).

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   • 1. repugnantly adverb

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   What does repugnant mean?

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   How do you know if something is repugnant?

   • If you think that something is horrible and disgusting, you can say that it is repugnant . The Committee said his actions were improper and repugnant. She felt a deep sense of shame and repugnance. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3. Collins English Dictionary.

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   What makes a person repugnant?

   • As repugnant as it seems, he was acting within the letter of the law. This is shameless, corrupt and repugnant presidential profiteering. Politically catastrophic, but also morally repugnant. What she is spouting is rabid nonsense, and morally repugnant. People will find it repugnant. This makes the idea repugnant.

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   What is a repugnant smell?

   • a repugnant smell. making opposition; averse. opposed or contrary, as in nature or character. Solely communicating the progress that the world has achieved becomes unhelpful, or even repugnant, when it glosses over the problems that are real today.

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   If behaviour or beliefs, etc. are repugnant, they are very unpleasant, causing a feeling of disgust: a repugnant smell. I find your attitude towards these women quite repugnant. The idea of cheating in an exam is morally repugnant to me. Synonyms. abhorrent formal. detestable formal. disgusting. repulsive.

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     REPUGNANT translate: بَغيض / كَريه. Learn more in the...

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     REPUGNANT translate: 不快な, 嫌悪感を引き起こす. Learn more in the...

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     repugnant translate: odrażający. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     repugnant translate: ripugnante, deplorevole. Learn more in...

   • Repugnant in Russian

     repugnant translate: отвратительный . Learn more in the...

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     REPUGNANT translate: 令人厌恶的；令人反感的. Learn more in the...

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   1. : incompatible, inconsistent. 2. archaic : hostile. 3. : exciting distaste or aversion. repugnant language. a morally repugnant practice. repugnantly adverb. Synonyms. abhorrent. abominable. appalling. awful. disgusting. distasteful. dreadful. evil. foul. fulsome. gross.

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   Repugnant refers to something you detest so thoroughly it threatens to make you physically sick, like the idea of marrying your sister. Or wearing last year's jeans. A repugnant thing is a thing offensive, detestable, or obscene. It can be repugnant to your mind or your morals.

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   Repugnant definition: distasteful, objectionable, or offensive. See examples of REPUGNANT used in a sentence.

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   Repugnant means very unpleasant, causing a feeling of disgust. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, such as behavior, beliefs, or ideas, with synonyms and examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Repugnant means horrible, disgusting, or contradictory. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, synonyms, and word origin from Collins English Dictionary.

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   Repugnant means offensive, disgusting, or contradictory. Find the origin, usage, and examples of repugnant and related words in this online dictionary.