repugnant

Meaning

1. Offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion.
2. Opposed or in conflict.

Synonyms

repulsive

disgusting

abhorrent

loathsome

abominable

revolting

nasty

odious

obnoxious

nauseating

detestable

distasteful

hateful

antipathetic

repellent

obscene

disagreeable

foul

unlikeable

contaminating

unclean

defiling

unfit

grossed out

adverse

averse

bad

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cruel

dirty

displeasing

execrable

filthy

gross

hideous

horrid

intolerable

loath

nauseous

offensive

ugly

unbearable

uncongenial

objectionable

gruesome

grisly

evil

untempting

other

piggish

poisonous

Translations

ripugnante

repugnante

répugnant

widerlich

repugnante

abstoßend

iğrenç

απεχθής

zuwider

eklig

abominable

antipathique

schifoso

wiederwärtig

hässlich

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɪˈpʌɡnənt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: repugnaunt

In summary

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.