repugnant

CEFRC2

/ɹɪˈpʌɡnənt/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Extremely unpleasant or offensive.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Opposed or in conflict.

Examples

  • Those views are outmoded and repugnant.

  • a repugnant condition

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion.

More examples

In context

  • Repugnant is a creature who would squander the ability to lift an eye to heaven conscious of his fleeting time here

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Origin

adjective

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.