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repug

/ɹəˈpəɡ/

repug is the alternative form of repugnant.

Meaning of repugnant

Adjective

repugnant (comparative more repugnant, superlative most repugnant)

  1. Offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion.
    • Repugnant is a creature who would squander the ability to lift an eye to heaven conscious of his fleeting time here2006, “Right in Two”, in 10,000 Days, performed by Tool
  2. Opposed or in conflict.
    • a repugnant condition

Questions about repug

What is repug the alternative form of?
Repug is the alternative form of repugnant.
How do you pronounce repug?
Repug is pronounced /ɹəˈpəɡ/.

Words near repug in the dictionary

  1. repuditation
  2. repuff
  3. repuffed
  4. repuffing
  5. repuffs
  6. repug
  7. repugn
  8. repugnable
  9. repugnance
  10. repugnances
  11. repugnancies

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Adapted from Wiktionary: repug (page history and authors); repugnant (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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