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repugnant - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'repugnant' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Repugnant [ a.]
- Disposed to fight against; hostile; at war with; being at variance; contrary; inconsistent; refractory; disobedient; also, distasteful in a high degree; offensive; -- usually followed by to, rarely and less properly by with; as, all rudeness was repugnant to her nature.

Meaning of 'repugnant' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . repugnant [ s]
Meaning (1):
- offensive to the mind
Example in sentence:
  • an abhorrent deed;
  • morally repugnant customs;
  • repulsive behavior;
  • the most repulsive character in recent novels;
  • the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee