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repugnant
extremely offensive, distasteful, or unacceptable
Synonyms
- abhorrent
- odious
- revolting
Antonyms
- appealing
- admirable
- agreeable
repugnant in a sentence
She found the proposal repugnant because it punished innocent families.
The journalist condemned the repugnant practice of exploiting children for profit.
Where it comes from
From Latin repugnare, meaning 'to fight against or resist.'
Memory hook
REPUGNANT contains PUGN, 'fight': what is repugnant makes you push it away.
Read it in context
- The Unsmoothed Voice Narrative