Definitions for: Repugnant


[adj] offensive to the mind; "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs"; "repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in recent novels"



Webster (1913) Definition: Re*pug"nant (-nant), a. [F. r['e]pugnant, or L.
repugnans, -antis, p. pr. of repugnare. See Repugn.]
Disposed to fight against; hostile; at war with; being at
variance; contrary; inconsistent; refractory; disobedient;
also, distasteful in a high degree; offensive; -- usually
followed by to, rarely and less properly by with; as, all
rudeness was repugnant to her nature.

[His sword] repugnant to command. --Shak.

There is no breach of a divine law but is more or less
repugnant unto the will of the Lawgiver, God himself.
--Perkins.

Syn: Opposite; opposed; adverse; contrary; inconsistent;
irreconcilable; hostile; inimical.

Synonyms: abhorrent, detestable, obscene, offensive, repulsive

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