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CharmYou Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

I have a repugnance to/for/at/with/of you!!

I have a repugnance to you!!
I have a repugnance for you!!
I have a repugnance at you!!
I have a repugnance with you!!
I have a repugnance of you!!
I have a repugnance on you!!

Which preposition is correct? I want to say : I hate you!
  

Top answer

They all sound odd. Perhaps I feel repugnance towards you or I find you repugnant .

— Blue Jay

  • They all sound odd.
  • Perhaps I feel repugnance towards you or I find you repugnant .
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They all sound odd. Perhaps I feel repugnance towards you or I find you repugnant.
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Then, can I use the adjective form repugnant with those preposition?
I am repugnant to you!!
I am repugnant for you!!
I am repugnant at you!!
I am repugnant with you!!
I am repugnant of you!!
I am repugnant on you!!
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Only the first makes sense, and it would mean that the person you are talking to dislikes you, not that you dislike them.
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Blue JayOnly the first makes sense, and it would mean that the person you are talking to dislikes you, not that you dislike them.
The opposite is

You are repugnant to me!!

This means that you intensely dislike the other person.
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