repugnant

/ri'pʌgnənt/

Definition

Adjective:
- Causing intense disgust or aversion; offensive to the mind or senses: Something that is "repugnant" is so unpleasant, offensive, or morally wrong that it provokes a strong feeling of revulsion or opposition.
- Inconsistent or incompatible with something: In a more formal or logical sense, "repugnant" can describe an idea or action that is contradictory to a principle or standard.

Examples of Usage

Adjective:
- The idea of cheating is morally repugnant to her. (The concept of dishonesty is deeply offensive to her sense of morality.)
- I find the smell from the chemical plant utterly repugnant. (The odor causes me intense disgust.)
- His actions were repugnant to the basic principles of justice. (His deeds were completely incompatible with the foundations of justice.)

Advanced Usage

"repugnant to": This is a common collocation used to indicate what or whom something is offensive or contradictory to.
- Slavery is repugnant to all civilized societies. (Slavery is deeply offensive and unacceptable to all civilized societies.)
In legal or formal contexts: Used to describe something that is incompatible with a law, principle, or fact.
- A law repugnant to the constitution is invalid. (A law that contradicts the constitution has no legal force.)

Variants and Related Words

Repugnance (noun): A feeling of intense disgust or aversion.
- She felt a deep repugnance at the sight of the cruelty.
Repugnantly (adverb): In a repugnant manner.
- He behaved repugnantly towards his guests.

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Related Idioms and Phrases

"Hold in repugnance": To regard with intense disgust or aversion. (This is a formal/literary phrase.)
- The tyrant was held in repugnance by his own people. (The dictator was regarded with intense disgust by his citizens.)

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