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REPUGNANT

\ɹɪpˈʌɡnənt], \ɹɪpˈʌɡnənt], \ɹ_ɪ_p_ˈʌ_ɡ_n_ə_n_t]\

Definitions of REPUGNANT

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language

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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"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

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"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Hostile: adverse: contrary: distasteful.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Hostile; adverse; distasteful.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

Offensive; inconsistent; opposed.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

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