释义 |
repugn
repugnto oppose or refute: repugn the candidate Not to be confused with:repudiate – to reject as having no authority; disown; reject with disapproval; renounce: repudiate a leaderrepulse – to drive back; repel; rebuff, snub, shun: repulse a man’s advancesre·pugn R0167900 (rĭ-pyo͞on′)v. re·pugned, re·pugn·ing, re·pugns Archaic v.tr.1. To cause to feel repugnance; repulse: "Resisters of the draft in the past decade, morally repugned by an unjust war, went to jail or into exile" (Terry M. Perlin).2. To oppose or repudiate.v.intr. To be in opposition or issue a repudiation. [Middle English repugnen, from Old French repugner, from Latin repugnāre, to fight against : re-, re- + pugnāre, to fight with the fist; see peuk- in Indo-European roots.]repugn (rɪˈpjuːn) vbarchaic to oppose or conflict (with)[C14: from Old French repugner, from Latin repugnāre to fight against, from re- + pugnāre to fight]repugn, repugnant - Repugn means "to strive against" or "be contradictory or inconsistent," giving us repugnant.See also related terms for strive.repugn Past participle: repugned Gerund: repugning
Present |
---|
I repugn | you repugn | he/she/it repugns | we repugn | you repugn | they repugn |
Preterite |
---|
I repugned | you repugned | he/she/it repugned | we repugned | you repugned | they repugned |
Present Continuous |
---|
I am repugning | you are repugning | he/she/it is repugning | we are repugning | you are repugning | they are repugning |
Present Perfect |
---|
I have repugned | you have repugned | he/she/it has repugned | we have repugned | you have repugned | they have repugned |
Past Continuous |
---|
I was repugning | you were repugning | he/she/it was repugning | we were repugning | you were repugning | they were repugning |
Past Perfect |
---|
I had repugned | you had repugned | he/she/it had repugned | we had repugned | you had repugned | they had repugned |
Future |
---|
I will repugn | you will repugn | he/she/it will repugn | we will repugn | you will repugn | they will repugn |
Future Perfect |
---|
I will have repugned | you will have repugned | he/she/it will have repugned | we will have repugned | you will have repugned | they will have repugned |
Future Continuous |
---|
I will be repugning | you will be repugning | he/she/it will be repugning | we will be repugning | you will be repugning | they will be repugning |
Present Perfect Continuous |
---|
I have been repugning | you have been repugning | he/she/it has been repugning | we have been repugning | you have been repugning | they have been repugning |
Future Perfect Continuous |
---|
I will have been repugning | you will have been repugning | he/she/it will have been repugning | we will have been repugning | you will have been repugning | they will have been repugning |
Past Perfect Continuous |
---|
I had been repugning | you had been repugning | he/she/it had been repugning | we had been repugning | you had been repugning | they had been repugning |
Conditional |
---|
I would repugn | you would repugn | he/she/it would repugn | we would repugn | you would repugn | they would repugn |
Past Conditional |
---|
I would have repugned | you would have repugned | he/she/it would have repugned | we would have repugned | you would have repugned | they would have repugned | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | repugn - to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; "They contested the outcome of the race"contest, contendoppose - be against; express opposition to; "We oppose the ban on abortion"challenge, dispute, gainsay - take exception to; "She challenged his claims" |
repugn
Synonyms for repugnverb to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigationSynonymsRelated Words- oppose
- challenge
- dispute
- gainsay
|