REPUGNANT


Meaning of REPUGNANT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -nənt ]

adjective

Etymology: Middle English, opposed, contradictory, incompatible, from Anglo-French, from Latin repugnant-, repugnans, present participle of repugnare to fight against, from re- + pugnare to fight — more at pungent

Date: 15th century

1. : incompatible , inconsistent

2. archaic : hostile

3. : exciting distaste or aversion

repugnant language

a morally repugnant practice

• re·pug·nant·ly adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.