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repugnance

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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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