repugnance

re·pug·nance

 (rĭ-pŭg′nəns)
n.
1. Extreme dislike or aversion.
2. Logic The relationship of contradictory terms; inconsistency.
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re•pug•nance

(rɪˈpʌg nəns)

also re•pug′nan•cy,



n.
1. the state of being repugnant.
2. strong distaste or aversion.
3. contradictoriness or inconsistency.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.repugnance - intense aversion
disgust - strong feelings of dislike
2.repugnance - the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time
contradictoriness - the relation that exists when opposites cannot coexist
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repugnance

noun distaste, disgust, dislike, hatred, reluctance, loathing, aversion, revulsion, antipathy, repulsion, abhorrence, odium, disrelish She felt a deep sense of repugnance.
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repugnance

noun
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Translations
repugnancia
antipathierépugnance
disgustoripugnanza

repugnance

[rɪˈpʌgnəns] Nrepugnancia f
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repugnance

[riˈpʌgnəns] n (= disgust) → dégoût m
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repugnance

nWiderwille m, → Abneigung f(towards, for gegen)
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repugnance

[rɪˈpʌgnəns] nripugnanza
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