Repugnant

ahd-5
  • adjective. Arousing disgust or aversion; offensive or repulsive.
  • adjective. Contradictory; inconsistent.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Opposing; resisting; refractory; disposed to oppose or antagonize.
  • Standing or being in opposition; opposite; contrary; contradictory; at variance; inconsistent.
  • In law, contrary to or inconsistent with another part of the same document or law, or of another which must be construed with it: generally used of a clause inconsistent with some other clause or with the general object of the instrument.
  • Causing mental antagonism or aversion; highly distasteful; offensive.
  • Synonyms Opposed, irreconcilable.
  • Disagreeable. See antipathy.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. 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.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion.
  • adjective. Opposed or in conflict.
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  • adjective. offensive to the mind
  • Word Usage
    "We find the term repugnant and impossible to define."
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    offensive  
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