Dictionary

repugnant en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ɹɪˈpʌɡnənt/
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Etymology

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.

Meanings

1. Offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion.
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2. Opposed or in conflict.
   • a repugnant condition

Forms

Deriveds

Repugnican · repugnancy · self-repugnant · repugnantly · repugnantness · Repugnantcan · unrepugnant

Relateds

repugnance

Translations (56)

sv motbjudande (offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion) · de widerlich (offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion) · de im Gegensatz stehend zu ((law) opposed or in conflict) · de abstoßend (offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion) · hu visszataszító (offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion) · fr répugnant (offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion) · io repugnanta (offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion) · de gräßlich (offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion) · tr uyuz (offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion) · mi whakarikarika (offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion) · ga colach (offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion) · de widrig ((law) opposed or in conflict) · hu viszolyogtató (offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion) · de abscheulich (offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion) · fi vastenmielinen (offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion) · bg отблъскващ (offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion) · pt repugnante (offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion) · ga aimhréireach ((law) opposed or in conflict) · de scheußlich (offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion) · it ripugnante (offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion) · de im Widerspruch stehend zu ((law) opposed or in conflict) · sv motstridig ((law) opposed or in conflict) · de gräulich (offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion) · ga samhnasach (offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion) · ru отврати́тельный (offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion) · de ekelhaft (offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion) · fi iljettävä (offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion) · it aborrevole (offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion) · mi whakahouhou (offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion) · bg противопоставящ се ((law) opposed or in conflict) · ga míthaitneamhach (offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion) · de fremdartig ((law) opposed or in conflict) · ru отта́лкивающий (offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion) · ro repugnant (offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion) · ga colúil (offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion) · fi inhottava (offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion) · nl verwerpelijk (offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion) · ga in aghaidh ((law) opposed or in conflict) · de eklig (offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion) · ga contrártha ((law) opposed or in conflict) · ka შეუთავსებელი (offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion) · gl repugnante (offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion) · mi whakarihariha (offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion) · mi whakaweriweri (offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion) · fr repoussant (offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion) · bg противен (offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion) · de widersprechend ((law) opposed or in conflict) · io repugniva (offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion) · de widerwärtig (offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion) · gl noxento (offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion) · cs odporný (offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion) · es repugnante (offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion) · ga cradhscalach (offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion) · de widerstrebend ((law) opposed or in conflict) · ga déistineach (offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion) · de verabscheuenswürdig (offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion)