repugnant

🇬🇧 UK/ri'pʌgnәnt/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Extremely distasteful or offensive; causing strong disgust or aversion; in conflict with something.

令人厌恶的,使人反感的;相抵触的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
repugnantother
=repugnant

Common Collocations

  • 1.morally repugnant道德上令人不齿的
  • 2.find something repugnant觉得某事令人厌恶
  • 3.repugnant to the law与法律相抵触
  • 4.[utterly repugnant]极其令人反感的

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The idea of exploiting child labor is morally repugnant to most people.

  • 2.

    His repugnant remarks about minorities sparked widespread outrage online.

  • 3.

    Such practices are repugnant to the values enshrined in the constitution.

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