repugnant

adjective
🔊/rɪˈpʌɡnənt/
🔊/rɪˈpʌɡnənt/
[not usually before noun] (formal)
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  1. making you feel strong dislike 使十分嫌恶;使反感;不得人心synonym repulsive
    • We found his suggestion absolutely repugnant.我们觉得他的建议绝对不得人心。🔊🔊
    • repugnant to somebody The idea of eating meat was repugnant to her.一想到吃肉她就想吐。🔊🔊
    Topics Feelingsc2, Appearancec2
    Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘offering resistance’): from Old French repugnant or Latin repugnant- ‘opposing’, from the verb repugnare ‘oppose’, from re- (expressing opposition) + pugnare ‘to fight’.