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repugnant
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[rɪˈpʌɡnənt], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- extremely distasteful; unacceptable
(e.g: cannibalism seems repugnant to us)
- in conflict or incompatible with
(e.g: a by-law must not be repugnant to the general law of the country)
Phrases:
Origin
:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘offering resistance’): from Old French repugnant or Latin repugnant- ‘opposing’, from the verb repugnare (see repugnance)
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