repoussant
French, adjective/ʁə.pu.sɑ̃/
repoussant is spelled R-E-P-O-U-S-S-A-N-T (10 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written French, the 22,520th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Repoussant is a French adjective meaning “repulsive, revulsing, revolting, repugnant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of repousser. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui inspire de l’aversion, du dégoût”.
What does repoussant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
repulsive, revulsing, revolting, repugnant
verb
- 1
present participle of repousser
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui inspire de l’aversion, du dégoût.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of repoussant
- repoussante feminine
- repoussants masculine plural
- repoussantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce repoussant?
- /ʁə.pu.sɑ̃/
- \ʁə.pu.sɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to repoussant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is repoussant in French?
repoussant appears 1.7 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).