repugnant
Americanadjective
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distasteful, objectionable, or offensive.
a repugnant smell.
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making opposition; averse.
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opposed or contrary, as in nature or character.
- Synonyms:
- hostile , adverse , antagonistic
adjective
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repellent to the senses; causing aversion
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distasteful; offensive; disgusting
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contradictory; inconsistent or incompatible
Other Word Forms
- repugnance noun
- repugnantly adverb
- unrepugnant adjective
- unrepugnantly adverb
Etymology
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
Example Sentences
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The network's use of "Big Lie," he said, was a "deliberate effort by CNN to propagate to its audience an association between the plaintiff and one of the most repugnant figures in modern history."
From Barron's
But some conceits stampede through profoundly repugnant swamplands, sinking into straight-up stereotyping in the process.
From Salon
Some might find “Anniversary” too vague: What, precisely, is Liz’s political stance that makes her so powerful and so repugnant to Ellen?
From Los Angeles Times
The 10-point “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” promises benefits including federal grants to universities that sign on to a list of changes in behavior, many of which are repugnant.
Members of the local Jewish community have strongly condemned her actions, with one of the people who challenged her at the time describing them as "morally repugnant".
From BBC
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