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Repugnant vs Loathing - What's the difference?

repugnant | loathing |

As verbs the difference between repugnant and loathing

is that repugnant is while loathing is .

As an adjective repugnant

is repugnant.

As a noun loathing is

sense of revulsion, distaste, detestation, extreme hatred or dislike.

repugnant

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion.
  • (legal) Opposed or in conflict.

    • Usage notes

    * Nouns to which "repugnant" is often applied: act, nature, behavior, practice, character, thing, crime.

    Related terms

    * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l) * repugn * repugnance * repugnancy

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    loathing

    English

    Noun

  • Sense of revulsion, distaste, detestation, extreme hatred or dislike.
    • The man's loathing of his former friend was palpable; you could feel how much he now hated him.

    Verb

    (head)