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re·pug·nance
 repugnance
- pronunciation:
- rih
puhg
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noun |
| definition 1: |
strong dislike, distaste, or aversion.
She was filled with repugnance as she read about the brutal killings in the newspaper.- antonyms:
- devotion
- similar words:
- abomination, antipathy, aversion, disgust, odium, revulsion
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| definition 2: |
the quality of being contradictory or inconsistent.
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| related words: |
dislike, horror, nausea |
| derivation: |
repugnancy (n.) |
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