Pugnacious vs. Repugn — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Pugnacious and Repugn
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Pugnacious
Combative in nature.
Repugn
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).
Pugnacious
Naturally aggressive or hostile; combative; belligerent; bellicose.
Repugn
To oppose or repudiate.
Pugnacious
Disposed to fight; inclined to fighting; quarrelsome; fighting.
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Repugn
To be in opposition or issue a repudiation.
Pugnacious
Tough and callous by virtue of experience
Repugn
(archaic) To oppose or resist
Pugnacious
Ready and able to resort to force or violence;
Pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance
They were rough and determined fighting men
Repugn
To fight against; to oppose; to resist.
Stubbornly he did repugn the truth.
Repugn
To make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation;
They contested the outcome of the race
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