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Repugnant Versus Repulsive
- Repugnant
- The adjective repugnant derives from the Latin verb repugnare, which means to resist, to oppose, to disagree, or to be incompatible. The main modern sense of repugnant is disgusting, unpleasant, or offensive. A secondary meaning is contradictory. Crime is repugnant to the law.
- Repulsive
- The adjective repulsive derives from the Latin participle repulsus, which means having been rejected, repelled, or defeated. The modern repulsive is a synonym for the main sense of repugnant.