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repugnant
What does repugnant mean?
repugnant (adjective): offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use repugnant in a sentence?
- Morally repugnant customs. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce repugnant?
/ɹɪˈpʌɡnənt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does repugnant come from?
From Middle English repugnaunt, from Old French repugnant, borrowed from Latin repugnans, present participle of repugnare (“to oppose, to fight against”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion
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