repugnant
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re·pug·nant
(rĭ-pŭg′nənt)adj.
1. Arousing disgust or aversion; offensive or repulsive: morally repugnant behavior.
2. Logic Contradictory; inconsistent.
[Middle English, antagonistic, from Old French, from Latin repugnāns, repugnant-, present participle of repugnāre, to fight against; see repugn.]
re·pug′nant·ly adv.
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repugnant
(rɪˈpʌɡnənt)adj
1. repellent to the senses; causing aversion
2. distasteful; offensive; disgusting
3. contradictory; inconsistent or incompatible
[C14: from Latin repugnāns resisting; see repugn]
reˈpugnance, reˈpugnancy n
reˈpugnantly adv
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re•pug•nant
(rɪˈpʌg nənt)adj.
1. objectionable or offensive; repellent.
2. not consistent or compatible.
3. opposed or antagonistic.
[1350–1400; Middle English repugnaunt < Middle French < Latin repugnant-, s. of repugnāns, present participle of repugnāre= re- + pugnāre to fight]
re•pug′nant•ly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | repugnant - offensive to the mind; "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs"; "repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in recent novels" offensive - unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors" |
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repugnant
adjective
1. distasteful, offensive, foul, disgusting, revolting, sickening, vile, horrid, repellent, obnoxious, objectionable, nauseating, odious, hateful, loathsome, abhorrent, abominable, yucky or yukky (slang) His actions were improper and repugnant.
distasteful attractive, pleasant, agreeable, unobjectionable
distasteful attractive, pleasant, agreeable, unobjectionable
2. incompatible, opposed, hostile, adverse, contradictory, inconsistent, averse, antagonistic, inimical, antipathetic It is repugnant to the values of our society.
incompatible compatible
incompatible compatible
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repugnant
adjective1. So objectionable as to elicit despisal or deserve condemnation:
abhorrent, abominable, antipathetic, contemptible, despicable, despisable, detestable, disgusting, filthy, foul, infamous, loathsome, lousy, low, mean, nasty, nefarious, obnoxious, odious, rotten, shabby, vile, wretched.
2. Logic. In sharp opposition:
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repugnant
adj → widerlich, abstoßend; (stronger) → ekelerregend; to be repugnant to somebody → jdm widerlich sein
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repugnant
a. repugnante, repulsivo-a.
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