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repugnant
[ ri-puhg-nuhnt ]
adjective
- distasteful, objectionable, or offensive:
a repugnant smell.
- making opposition; averse.
- opposed or contrary, as in nature or character.
Synonyms: , ,
repugnant
/ ɪˈʌɡəԳ /
adjective
- repellent to the senses; causing aversion
- distasteful; offensive; disgusting
- contradictory; inconsistent or incompatible
Derived Forms
- ˈܲԲԳ, noun
- ˈܲԲԳٱ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ·ܲnԳ· adverb
- ܲr·ܲnԳ adjective
- un·ܲnԳ· adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of repugnant1
Word History and Origins
Origin of repugnant1
Example Sentences
New additions Josh Charles and Timothy Simons are also flawlessly cast in roles that, like Serena, are similar to repugnant figures who have been normalized, whether famous or simply common.
It was a tactic Clark finds “morally repugnant.”
Wambaugh’s characters were morally flexible, heroic, repugnant, compassionate, callous, deeply flawed, darkly comical — in a word, real.
Trump kept a campaign promise, a repugnant one, but in the process broke the earlier, fitting one — to make them pay.
The entire principle of doing a deal with Hamas is repugnant to the ultra nationalist politicians who have supported his government.
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