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1. (adj.) repugnant
objectionable or offensive; repellent.
2. repugnant
not consistent or compatible.
3. repugnant
opposed or antagonistic.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME repugnaunt < MF < L repugnant-, s. of repugnāns, prp. of repugnāre=re - +pugnāre to fight)
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1. (adj) abhorrent, detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsive
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"
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1. (adj) repugnant
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
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