repugnant

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. adjective offensive to the mind

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.

In classic literature

Synonyms

abhorrent, detestable, obscene, repulsive

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