répugnant
French, adjective/ʁe.py.ɲɑ̃/
répugnant is spelled R-É-P-U-G-N-A-N-T (9 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written French, the 30,948th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Répugnant is a French adjective meaning “disgusting, repugnant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of répugner. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui répugne ; repoussant”.
What does répugnant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
disgusting, repugnant
verb
- 1
present participle of répugner
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui répugne ; repoussant.
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 répugnant
- répugnante feminine
- répugnants masculine plural
- répugnantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce répugnant?
- /ʁe.py.ɲɑ̃/
- \ʁe.py.ɲɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to répugnant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is répugnant in French?
répugnant appears 1.0 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).