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