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Meanings of repugnant in inglés

Offensive to the mind.

Related terms

Unpleasant, offensive, or causing dislike.

Usage of repugnant in inglés
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I cannot imagine a more repugnant view for a candidate to hold.
News.com.au
2
As he contemplated his return to the Waziri the idea became repugnant.
The Return of Tarzan
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Anything like free and open competition was repugnant to the general feeling.
Sea-Power and Other Studies
4
The idea implies a right of veto which is repugnant to me.
The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne : a Novel
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A Lib Dem spokesman said: Cyril Smith's acts were vile and repugnant.
The Guardian
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The thought of hurting him, of causing him physical pain, was repugnant.
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
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The idea was as repugnant to her as his personality had been.
I Spy
8
And so there is nothing in this that is repugnant to free-will.
Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) / From the Complete Americ...
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But this very natural remedy would be utterly repugnant to his notions.
The Roman Question
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But there was something in this last that was repugnant to him.
The Danger Trail
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The pedantic treatment of this noble art was highly repugnant to me.
Autobiography: Truth and Fiction Relating to My Life
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I have no trouble with General Schnierle'-remarksat once repugnant and suggestive.
Manuel Pereira; Or, The Sovereign Rule of South Carolina
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To me, however, constituted as I am, the idea was most repugnant.
The Captain of the Polestar, and Other Tales
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To walk about the streets or to go back were equally repugnant.
The Lock and Key Library: The Most Interesting Stories of All Na...
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His coddling of repugnant bigotry is not in the character of America.
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There is something to me repugnant, at any time, in written hand.
The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 / Elia and The Las...
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