adj

repugnant

rih-PUHG-nuhnt

adj

So offensive or distasteful that it causes strong disgust.

"The idea of testing cosmetics on animals was repugnant to her."

"He found the politician's remarks utterly repugnant."

In direct conflict with something else.

"The new bylaw was repugnant to the existing constitution."

How to Use Repugnant

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishExtremely distasteful or morally offensive.

Easily confused with

pugnacious

Common pairings

find something repugnant morally repugnant repugnant to the senses

more repugnant comparative, most repugnant superlative

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From Latin repugnare, "to fight against," from re- ("against") plus pugnare ("to fight") — related to "pugnacious."