- repellent to the senses; causing aversion
- distasteful; offensive; disgusting
- contradictory; inconsistent or incompatible
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
re•pug•nant /rɪˈpʌgnənt/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- causing a feeling of strong dislike;
repellent:Killing was repugnant to him.
re•pug•nant
(ri pug′nənt),USA pronunciation adj.
re•pug′nant•ly, adv.
- distasteful, objectionable, or offensive:a repugnant smell.
- making opposition;
averse. - opposed or contrary, as in nature or character.
- Latin repugnant- (stem of repugnāns, present participle of repugnāre), equivalent. to repugn(āre) to repugn + -ant- -ant
- Middle French
- Middle English repugnaunt 1350–1400
- 3. antagonistic, adverse, hostile.
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repugnant /rɪˈpʌɡnənt/ adj
'repugnant' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
abhor
- abhorrent
- alien
- nasty
- objectionable
- odious
- abhorrence
- disagreeable
- disgusting
- distasteful
- gruesome
- hateful
- odium
- offensive
- outrageous
- repellent
- repugnance
- vomitous
- yucky