repugnant : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: repugnant	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for repugnant
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
repugnant adj offensive to the mind; "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs"; "repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in recent novels" Synonym(s): abhorrent, detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsive
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Repugnant \Repug"nant\ (-nant), a. [F. r[82]pugnant, or L. repugnans, -antis, p. pr. of repugnare. See {Repugn}.] Disposed to fight against; hostile; at war with; being at variance; contrary; inconsistent; refractory; disobedient; also, distasteful in a high degree; offensive; -- usually followed by to, rarely and less properly by with; as, all rudeness was repugnant* to her nature. [His sword] repugnant to command. --Shak. There is no breach of a divine law but is more or less repugnant unto the will of the Lawgiver, God himself. --Perkins. Syn: Opposite; opposed; adverse; contrary; inconsistent; irreconcilable; hostile; inimical.