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répugnant — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abhorrent adj Causing intense disgust or hatred; utterly repugnant.
  • foul adj Dirty, disgusting, or unpleasant, especially in smell or taste.
  • hideous adjective Extremely or shockingly ugly.
  • noisome adj Morally hurtful or noxious.
  • repugnant adj So offensive or distasteful that it causes strong disgust.
  • repulsive adj Causing strong disgust; extremely unpleasant.
  • revolting adj Causing intense disgust; repulsive.

Senses

répugnant is used for these senses in English:

  • abhorrent Detestable or repugnant. [Early 19th century.]
  • foul Disgusting, repulsive; causing disgust.
  • hideous Hateful; shocking.
  • noisome (literary) Offensive to the senses; disgusting, unpleasant, nauseous, especially having an undesirable smell.
  • repugnant Offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion.
  • repulsive Tending to rouse aversion or to repulse; disgusting.
  • revolting repulsive, disgusting

foul — full definition

  1. adj Dirty, disgusting, or unpleasant, especially in smell or taste.
  2. adj Vulgar or abusive, especially referring to language.
  3. verb To make something dirty, blocked, or tangled.
  4. verb In sports, to break a rule through illegal contact with an opponent.
  5. noun A violation of a game's rules, often involving contact with another player.

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