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1.
distasteful, objectionable, or offensive: a repugnant smell.
2.
making opposition; averse.
3.
opposed or contrary, as in nature or character.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English repugnaunt < Middle French < Latin repugnant- (stem of repugnāns, present participle of repugnāre), equivalent to repugn(āre) to repugn + -ant- -ant
1350–1400; Middle English repugnaunt < Middle French < Latin repugnant- (stem of repugnāns, present participle of repugnāre), equivalent to repugn(āre) to repugn + -ant- -ant
Related forms
re·pug·nant·ly, adverb
un·re·pug·nant, adjective
un·re·pug·nant·ly, adverb
Synonyms
3. antagonistic, adverse, hostile.
3. antagonistic, adverse, hostile.
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repugnant
late 14c., from L. repugnantem (nom. repugnans), prp. of repugnare "to resist," from re- "back" + pugnare "to fight" (see pugnacious).
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