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repugnant.

Offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɹɪˈpʌɡnənt/
  1. Offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion.

  2. Opposed or in conflict.

    a repugnant condition
Where this word comes from

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.

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