Vocabulary
Repugnant
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
extremely distasteful; unacceptable.
Urdu meaning
ناخوشگوار، بدذائقہ
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Once the purview of those attempting to bypass censorship or access morally repugnant services, they are now being adopted by ordinary users as well.
- Four judges had gone further and struck down certain sections of the Pakistan Army Act for being repugnant to the Constitution.
- When asked recently about calls for a ceasefire, the White House press secretary termed these calls `repugnant ...
- What is repugnant is not the call to end violence in Gaza, but Western hypocrisy and racism towards the Palestinians.
- A three-member bench of the apex court unanimously held the law `repugnant and ultra vires to the Constitution`, ruling that converting the apex court`s review jurisdiction into an appellate jurisdiction required a constitutional amendment.
Synonyms
abhorrent, revolting, repulsive, repellent, disgusting, offensive,
Antonyms
attractive, agreeable, pleasant
Curator example
“cannibalism seems repugnant to us”
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