Repugnant — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

offensive to the mind

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻpˈʌɡnənt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪpˈʌɡnənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪpˈʌɡnənt/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻpˈʌɡnənt/.

Examples

an abhorrent deed
the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee
morally repugnant customs

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

detestable repulsive abhorrent obscene

Parts of Speech

adjective

offensive to the mind

“an abhorrent deed”

Word Forms

abhorrence	noun	hate coupled with disgust
abhor	verb	find repugnant
obscenity	noun	an offensive or indecent word or phrase
repugnance	noun	intense aversion
repulsiveness	noun	the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions
repel	verb	fill with distaste

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

abstoßend

beleidigend für den Geist

🇫🇷French

répugnant

offensant pour l'esprit

🇪🇸Spanish

repugnante

ofensivo para la mente

🇮🇹Italian

ripugnante

offensivo per la mente

🇳🇱Dutch

weerzinwekkend

beledigend voor de geest

🇵🇹Portuguese

repugnante

ofensivo para a mente

🇷🇺Russian

отвратительный

оскорбительно для ума

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रतिकूल

मन के लिए अपमानजनक

🇧🇩Bengali

বিরোধী

মনের জন্য আপত্তিকর

🇮🇳Tamil

வெறுக்கத்தக்க

மனதை புண்படுத்தும்

🇮🇳Telugu

అసహ్యకరమైన

మనసుకు అభ్యంతరకరం

🇮🇳Marathi

घृणास्पद

मनाला आक्षेपार्ह

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રતિકૂળ

મન માટે અપમાનજનક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಹ್ಯಕರ

ಮನಸ್ಸಿಗೆ ಆಕ್ರಮಣಕಾರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വെറുപ്പുളവാക്കുന്ന

മനസ്സിന് അരോചകമാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਰੋਧੀ

ਮਨ ਨੂੰ ਅਪਮਾਨਜਨਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

نفرت انگیز

دماغ کے لئے ناگوار

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

令人厌恶的

冒犯思想

🇯🇵Japanese

不快な

心に不快感を与える

🇰🇷Korean

지겨운

마음에 공격적

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đáng ghê tởm

xúc phạm đến tâm trí

🇹🇭Thai

น่ารังเกียจ

เป็นที่น่ารังเกียจต่อจิตใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menjijikkan

menyinggung pikiran

🇵🇭Filipino

nakakadiri

nakakasakit sa isip

🇲🇾Malay

menjijikkan

menyinggung fikiran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بغيض

مسيئة للعقل

🇮🇷Persian

نفرت انگیز

توهین آمیز به ذهن

🇹🇷Turkish

iğrenç

akıllara zarar verici

🇮🇱Hebrew

דוֹחֶה

פוגע בנפש

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The primary meaning of 'repugnant' is 'offensive to the mind'.

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Using 'repugnant' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'repugnant' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'repugnant' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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