repugnant
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English repugnaunt, from Old French repugnant, borrowed from Latin repugnans, present participle of repugnare (“to oppose, to fight against”), from re- (“back, against”) + pugnare (“to fight”); see pugnacious.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
repugnant (comparative more repugnant, superlative most repugnant)
- Offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion.
- (law) Opposed or in conflict.
- a repugnant condition
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Collocations edit
- repugnant act
- repugnant nature
- repugnant behavior
- repugnant practice
- repugnant character
- repugnant thing
- repugnant crime
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Further reading edit
- “repugnant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “repugnant”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
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Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin repugnantem. First attested in 1803.[1]
Adjective edit
repugnant m or f (masculine and feminine plural repugnants)
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References edit
- ^ “repugnant”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
Further reading edit
- “repugnant” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “repugnant” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “repugnant” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Latin edit
Verb edit
repugnant
Middle French edit
Etymology edit
From Old French repugnant.
Adjective edit
repugnant m (feminine singular repugnante, masculine plural repugnans, feminine plural repugnantes)
Old French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin repugnans, repugnantem.
Adjective edit
repugnant m (oblique and nominative feminine singular repugnant or repugnante)
Descendants edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French répugnant.
Adjective edit
repugnant m or n (feminine singular repugnantă, masculine plural repugnanți, feminine and neuter plural repugnante)
Declension edit
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | repugnant | repugnantă | repugnanți | repugnante | ||
definite | repugnantul | repugnanta | repugnanții | repugnantele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | repugnant | repugnante | repugnanți | repugnante | ||
definite | repugnantului | repugnantei | repugnanților | repugnantelor |