# repugnant

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɹɪˈpʌɡnənt/ · frequency rank #32,563

## Definitions
1. Offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion.
2. Opposed or in conflict.

## Etymology
From Middle English repugnaunt, from Old French repugnant, borrowed from Latin repugnans, present participle of repugnare (“to oppose, to fight against”), from re- (“back, against”) + pugnare (“to fight”); see pugnacious.

## Common misspellings (14)
`erpugnant`, `repgunant`, `reppugnant`, `repugannt`, `repuggnant`, `repugnannt`, `repugnantt`, `repugnatn`, `repugnnant`, `repugnnat`, `repungant`, `reupgnant`, `rpeugnant`, `rrepugnant`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/repugnant