Polyglot Dictionary

repugnar

/repuɣˈnaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
repugno
preterite (yo)
repugné
past participle
repugnado

Meaning

  1. to disgust

    • Me repugna esa comida.

      That food disgusts me.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

asquear

asquear and repugnar are close synonyms for "to disgust," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

repugnar

repugnar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to disgust."

Practice

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