🤢 A disgusting quality 😠 A strong dislike

repugnancy

9.5

Something that causes strong disgust or makes people feel offended

noun
/rɪˈpʌɡnənsi/

: repugnancia

Many people feel a natural repugnancy toward acts of cruelty.

Examples

He spoke out against the repugnancy of corruption in government.
The repugnancy of the smell made everyone leave the room.
The repugnancy of the spoiled food was obvious to everyone at the table.
Many people expressed their repugnancy towards the new law.
The repugnancy of the smell from the rotten food made her feel nauseous.
His repugnancy towards dishonesty was evident when he confronted his friend.
The repugnancy of the behavior shown by the group shocked everyone in attendance.

Synonyms

abomination

vsrepugnancy

Offensive

72 9.1

Something that people find very shocking and morally wrong

is the more general quality rather than the specific hateful thing

revulsion

vsrepugnancy

18 6.3

A strong feeling of disgust at something very unpleasant

is the quality or thing that causes that sudden feeling

repulsion

vsrepugnancy

3 6.2

A strong feeling of dislike and disgust

is the quality or thing that brings about such a feeling

nastiness

vsrepugnancy

3 5.0

A strong unpleasant quality that makes people uncomfortable

is the general cause of disgust not limited to dirty traits

repugnance

vsrepugnancy

3 8.4

A strong feeling of dislike or disgust

is the quality or thing that causes that feeling

vileness

vsrepugnancy

2 8.0

Very bad and morally wrong behavior

is a neutral label for what causes disgust, without moral judgement

abhorrence

vsrepugnancy

2 7.8

A very strong feeling of hate and disgust

is the quality or thing that causes disgust without focusing on hatred

obnoxiousness

vsrepugnancy

2 8.0

Being very rude and annoying to other people

is the root quality creating disgust rather than mere annoyance

offensiveness

vsrepugnancy

2 6.7

A quality that makes people feel hurt or angry

is focused on making people feel disgust or moral shock rather than mere annoyance

disgustingness

vsrepugnancy

1 6.5

How gross or unpleasant something is

is the underlying trait or object that creates that revolting feeling

repulsiveness

vsrepugnancy

1 7.0

A strong feeling of disgust that makes you want to move away

is the general quality that provokes disgust or offense

odiousness

vsrepugnancy

Formal

9.0

A quality of being very unpleasant and causing strong dislike

is the broader quality causing disgust rather than moral hatred focus

objectionableness

vsrepugnancy

9.6

A state that makes people feel offended or dislike something

is the simpler quality or thing that directly produces disgust

distastefulness

vsrepugnancy

6.1

Being unpleasant or offensive and making people feel dislike

is the broader trait that makes people feel disgusted or offended

repellence

vsrepugnancy

7.2

A strong feeling of dislike that makes you avoid something

is the general quality or thing that creates strong disgust or offense

Antonyms

pleasure

∞ 1.0

A feeling of enjoyment or happiness from something

to delight

48 1.0

To enjoy something very much

How Offensive

outrage

152 3.7

repugnancy

9.5

abhorrence

2 7.8

offense

344 3.9

distaste

28 4.1

displeasure

28 3.9

Surface Forms

repugnancy singular

repugnancies plural

Morphology

repugnancy = repugnant (transparent) = repugn + ancy

Clear nominalization from the adjective 'repugnant' using the productive suffix '-ancy' to indicate a state or quality.

Etymology

Repugnancy comes from Latin parts re- 'back' and pugnare 'to fight', giving the picture of 'fighting back' against something. So repugnancy is the quality of something that makes you want to push it away or feel strong disgust.