Definitions for repugnantrɪˈpʌg nənt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
re•pug•nantrɪˈpʌg nənt(adj.)
objectionable or offensive; repellent.
not consistent or compatible.
opposed or antagonistic.
Origin of repugnant:
1350–1400; ME repugnaunt < MF < L repugnant-, s. of repugnāns, prp. of repugnāre=re - +pugnāre to fight
re•pug′nant•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
abhorrent, detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsive(adj)
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"
Wiktionary
repugnant(Adjective)
Offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion.
repugnant(Adjective)
Opposed or in conflict.
Origin: From repugnant, from repugnans, present participle of repugnare, from re- + pugnare; see pugnacious.
Webster Dictionary
Repugnant(adj)
disposed to fight against; hostile; at war with; being at variance; contrary; inconsistent; refractory; disobedient; also, distasteful in a high degree; offensive; -- usually followed by to, rarely and less properly by with; as, all rudeness was repugnant to her nature
Translations for repugnant
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- walglikAfrikaans

- مُثير للإشْمِئْزازArabic

- отвратителенBulgarian

- nojentoPortuguese (BR)

- odpornýCzech

- abstoßendGerman

- modbydeligDanish

- αηδιαστικόςGreek

- repugnanteSpanish

- vastikustäratavEstonian

- چندش آورFarsi

- ällöttäväFinnish

- répugnantFrench

- מַבחִילHebrew

- घिनावान, घृणितHindi

- odvratan, gnusanCroatian

- undorítóHungarian

- menjijikkanIndonesian

- viðbjóðslegurIcelandic

- disgustoso, ripugnanteItalian

- 胸のむかつくJapanese

- 역하게 만드는Korean

- keliantis pasibjaurėjimąLithuanian

- riebīgs; pretīgsLatvian

- menjijikkanMalay

- walgelijkDutch

- motbydelig, ekkelNorwegian

- obrzydliwyPolish

- چندش آورPersian

- تغير راوړونكيPashto

- nojentoPortuguese

- dezgustătorRomanian

- вызывающий отвращениеRussian

- odpornýSlovak

- odvratenSlovenian

- odbojanSerbian

- upprörande, motbjudandeSwedish

- น่ารังเกียจThai

- iğrençTurkish

- 令人厭惡的Chinese (Trad.)

- огиднийUkrainian

- مکروہUrdu

- khiến ghê tởmVietnamese

- 使人厌恶的Chinese (Simp.)

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