repugnant
adjective/rɪˈpʌɡnənt/
/rɪˈpʌɡnənt/
[not usually before noun] (formal)- making you feel strong dislike synonym repulsive
- We found his suggestion absolutely repugnant.
- repugnant to somebody The idea of eating meat was repugnant to her.
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘offering resistance’): from Old French repugnant or Latin repugnant- ‘opposing’, from the verb repugnare ‘oppose’, from re- (expressing opposition) + pugnare ‘to fight’.
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