Repugn — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻpˈʌn/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪpˈʌn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪpˈʌn/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻpˈʌn/.

Examples

They contested the outcome of the race

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

contend contest

Parts of Speech

verb	to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation “They contested the outcome of the race”

Word Forms

contestable	adjective	capable of being contested
contest	noun	a struggle between rivals
contestation	noun	a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
contestee	noun	a winner (of a race or an election etc.) whose victory is contested
contester	noun	someone who contests an outcome (of a race or an election etc.)
contention	noun	a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
repugnance	noun	the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

abstoßend

Gegenstand eines Streits, einer Auseinandersetzung oder eines Rechtsstreits sein

🇫🇷French

répugner

faire l'objet d'un différend, d'une contention ou d'un litige

🇪🇸Spanish

repugnar

para convertirlo en objeto de disputa, contención o litigio

🇮🇹Italian

ripudiare

rendere oggetto di controversia, contesa o contenzioso

🇳🇱Dutch

afwijzen

om het onderwerp van geschil, twist of rechtszaken te maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

repugnância

para tornar o assunto de disputa, contenção ou litígio

🇷🇺Russian

отталкивать

сделать предметом спора, разногласий или судебного разбирательства

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रतिकार

विवाद, विवाद या मुकदमेबाजी का विषय बनाना

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রত্যাখ্যান

বিরোধ, বিরোধ বা মামলার বিষয় তৈরি করা

🇮🇳Tamil

மறுப்பு

தகராறு, தகராறு அல்லது வழக்கின் பொருளாக ஆக்க

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రతిఘటించు

వివాదం, వివాదం లేదా వ్యాజ్యం యొక్క అంశంగా చేయడానికి

🇮🇳Marathi

विरोध करणे

विवाद, वाद किंवा खटल्याचा विषय बनवणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિરોધ

વિવાદ, તકરાર અથવા મુકદ્દમાનો વિષય બનાવવા માટે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮರುಕಳಿಸು

ವಿವಾದ, ವಿವಾದ ಅಥವಾ ದಾವೆಯ ವಿಷಯವನ್ನು ಮಾಡಲು

🇮🇳Malayalam

reputn

തർക്കത്തിനോ തർക്കത്തിനോ വ്യവഹാരത്തിനോ വിഷയമാക്കാൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਰੋਧ

ਵਿਵਾਦ, ਵਿਵਾਦ, ਜਾਂ ਮੁਕੱਦਮੇ ਦਾ ਵਿਸ਼ਾ ਬਣਾਉਣ ਲਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

رد کرنا

تنازعہ، تنازعہ، یا قانونی چارہ جوئی کا موضوع بنانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

反感

引起争议、争执或诉讼

🇯🇵Japanese

嫌われる

紛争、論争、または訴訟の対象にすること

🇰🇷Korean

반박하다

분쟁, 다툼, 소송의 대상이 되다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ghê tởm

để làm cho chủ đề tranh chấp, tranh chấp, hoặc kiện tụng

🇹🇭Thai

ประณาม

เพื่อทำให้เกิดข้อพิพาท การโต้แย้ง หรือการดำเนินคดี

🇮🇩Indonesian

melawan

untuk dijadikan subjek sengketa, perselisihan, atau litigasi

🇵🇭Filipino

panunuya

upang gawing paksa ng hindi pagkakaunawaan, pagtatalo, o paglilitis

🇲🇾Malay

memujuk

untuk menjadikan subjek pertikaian, perbalahan, atau litigasi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

منكر

لجعل موضوع النزاع أو الخلاف أو التقاضي

🇮🇷Persian

نفرت انگیز

تا موضوع اختلاف، دعوا یا دعوا قرار گیرد

🇹🇷Turkish

tiksinmek

anlaşmazlığın, çekişmenin veya davanın konusu yapmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

דוחה

להפוך את הנושא למחלוקת, טענה או ליטיגציה

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The primary meaning of 'repugn' is 'to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation'.

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