repugnant
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7.8
- adjective
- /rɪˈpʌɡnənt/
- I find the idea of sex for money morally repugnant.
- morally repugnant
- a repugnant act
- find it repugnant
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- And the smell on set was so repugnant.
- Because remember, in that time, you know, interracial marriage was seen as a moral issue, morally repugnant by many people.
- He says, well, you know, we might say that would be repugnant to God's goodness.
- It's morally repugnant if you're poor.
- I mean, I, that whole world is, is, you know, repugnant to me.
- But in terms of transcendent humankind, what they did to our sense is repugnant.
- So to to put the this blame on contractors, I found really pretty repugnant.
- Now he has some repugnant thoughts, but there was some things that that he did believe in that I certainly believe in to this day.
Examples
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The skin on boiled milk is famously repugnant, as is, for some, peach skin with its fuzz.
Fiction book (2000) -
The very word secrecy is repugnant in a free and open society.
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- Why do you find me so repugnant? -
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An idea so repugnant that he was killed for it?
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But if they support causes I find morally repugnant, they cannot sit at my table.
Blog text (2) -
I've always found the idea of talking to an adviser to be repugnant.
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It's morally repugnant if you're poor.
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I told her it was mind-boggling, ingenious, morally repugnant and completely unacceptable.
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"Any custom that wastes lives unnecessarily is repugnant to me, Chief Engineer Veleck."
Fiction book (1992) -
I find the idea of sex for money morally repugnant.
Synonyms
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1.3
Causing a strong feeling of dislike or making you feel sick
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4.0
Likely to make people angry or upset
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4.2
Shocking and very wrong in a way that upsets people
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4.1
A person or action that is very bad and dishonest
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5.0
Very bad and morally wrong
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4.9
Very bad or offensive in a moral way
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4.7
Causing shame because it is morally wrong
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5.7
Very bad in a way that makes people feel strong dislike and disgust
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5.5
Causing strong dislike or disgust, like a very bad smell
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3.0
Very bad or shocking behaviour that makes people lose respect
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7.1
Very bad in a moral way and deserving strong blame
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7.9
Morally wrong and deserving strong criticism
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5.0
Causing shock or strong disapproval by offending people's ideas of right and wrong
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4.6
Something that makes people feel dislike or disgust
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6.8
Very bad and unacceptable, deserving strong criticism
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7.2
Something people think is morally wrong or dishonest
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6.7
Causing people to feel offended or want to protest
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5.7
Very shocking and upsetting to many people because it breaks moral rules
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7.2
Very bad or morally wrong so people strongly dislike it
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7.7
Causing strong dislike or disgust because people see it as morally wrong
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7.7
Causing strong disgust or hatred in people
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8.2
Very unpleasant and likely to make people feel strong dislike
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7.4
Very bad and makes people feel angry or disgusted
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8.5
Something that people strongly blame or hate for being very bad
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6.1
Causing strong dislike or disgust
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6.5
Very unpleasant and causing people to feel strong dislike or hate
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5.4
Deserves strong blame or dislike
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9.5
Very bad and unpleasant, causing strong dislike
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6.6
Very rude and likely to make people feel angry or hurt
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7.5
Deserving strong criticism for being wrong
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7.5
Very insulting and likely to deeply offend people
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6.7
Causing a strong feeling of dislike or making people feel sick
Antonyms
How Offensive
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7.7
31
4.9
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7.8
- Offensive
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4.0
34
4.6
183
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
repugnant = repugn (opaque) = re + pugn + ant
The adjective is formed by suffixation from the verb 'repugn', but the root 'pugn' and the verb are obscure to typical learners, so the meaning cannot be derived from the parts.
Etymology
The word repugnant comes from two Latin parts, re- 'back' or 'against' and pugnare 'to fight'. So something repugnant is like it 'fights against' your feelings, which is why it seems shocking or disgusting.