mindmap root((可恶)) repugnant applies to something that is so alien to one's ideas, principles, or tastes as to arouse resistance or loathing: regards boxing as a ~ sport. repellent suggests a generally forbidding or unpleasant quality that causes one to back away: the public display of grief was ~ to her. abhorrent implies a repugnance that causes active antagonism: practices that are ~ to the American political system. distasteful implies a contrariness to one's tastes or inclinations: a family to whom displays of affection are ~. obnoxious suggests an objectionableness, often on personal grounds, too great to tolerate: the colonists found the tea tax especially ~. invidious applies to what cannot be used or performed without creating ill will, odium, or envy: the ~ task of deciding custody of the child.