repugnant
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈpʌɡnənt/
adj
Etymology: 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. By surface analysis, re- + Latin pugn + -ant.
- Offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion.
“Repugnant is a creature who would squander the ability to lift an eye to heaven conscious of his fleeting time here”
- Opposed or in conflict.
“a repugnant condition”