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repugnance

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re·pug·nance  (r-pgnns)
n.
1. Extreme dislike or aversion.
2. Logic The relationship of contradictory terms; inconsistency.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.repugnance - intense aversion
revulsion, repulsion, horror
disgust - strong feelings of dislike
2.repugnance - the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time
incompatibility, inconsistency, mutual exclusiveness
contradictoriness - the relation that exists when opposites cannot coexist
repugnance
Translations
repugnance [rɪˈpʌgnəns] N → repugnancia f
repugnance [riˈpʌgnəns] n (= disgust) → dégoût m
repugnance
n → Widerwille m, → Abneigung f → (towards, for gegen)
repugnance [rɪˈpʌgnəns] n → ripugnanza
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