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repugnant

re·pug·nant

UK/ɹɪˈpʌɡnənt/ US/riˈpʌɡnʌnt/ uncommon

adjective

1.

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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Origin

From Middle English repugnaunt, from Old French repugnant, borrowed from Latin repugnans, present participle of repugnare (“to oppose, to fight against”), from re- (“back, against”) + pugnare (“to fight”); see pugnacious. By surface analysis, re- + Latin pugn + -ant.

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