repugnant
rih-PUHG-nuhnt · adjective
Origin
From Middle English repugnaunt, from Old French repugnant, borrowed from Latin repugnans, the present participle of repugnare, 'to oppose, to fight against,' built from re- ('back, against') plus pugnare ('to fight').
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It shares its pugn- root with pugnacious, both tracing back to Latin pugnare, 'to fight.'
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