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re⋅pug⋅nance

  [ri-puhg-nuhns]
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–noun
1. the state of being repugnant.
2. strong distaste, aversion, or objection; antipathy.
3. contradictoriness or inconsistency.
Also, re⋅pug⋅nan⋅cy.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME < MF < L repugnantia, equiv. to repugn(āre) to repugn + -antia -ance

Synonyms:
2. hatred, hostility. See dislike. 3. contrariety, incompatibility, irreconcilability.

Antonyms:
2. attraction, liking. 3. compatibility.
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re·pug·nance   (rĭ-pŭg'nəns)   
n.  
  1. Extreme dislike or aversion.
  2. Logic The relationship of contradictory terms; inconsistency.
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Repugnance

Re*pug"nance\ (-nans), Repugnancy \Re*pug"nan*cy\ (-nan-s?), n. [F. r['e]pugnance, L. repugnantia.] The state or condition of being repugnant; opposition; contrariety; especially, a strong instinctive antagonism; aversion; reluctance; unwillingness, as of mind, passions, principles, qualities, and the like.

That which causes us to lose most of our time is the repugnance which we naturally have to labor. --Dryden.

Let the foes quietly cut their throats, Without repugnancy. --Shak.

Syn: Aversion; reluctance; unwillingness; dislike; antipathy; hatred; hostility; irreconcilableness; contrariety; inconsistency. See Dislike.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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