repugnant
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repugnant
- /ɹɪˈpʌɡnənt/
Where it comes from
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. By surface analysis, re- + Latin pugn + -ant.
adjective more repugnant · most repugnant
- 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
- Opposed or in conflict. a repugnant condition
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adj offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion
| Español | repugnante |
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| Português | repugnante |
| Français | répugnant, repoussant |
| Deutsch | abstoßend, widerlich, widerwärtig, abscheulich, eklig, ekelhaft |
| Italiano | aborrevole, ripugnante |
| Română | repugnant |
| Русский | отврати́тельный otvratítelʹnyj, отта́лкивающий ottálkivajuščij |
adj (law) opposed or in conflict
| Deutsch | widerstrebend, fremdartig, widersprechend, widrig, im Gegensatz stehend zu, im Widerspruch stehend zu |
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