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repugnancy

repugnancy

9.1
A strong feeling of disgust or deep dislike
  • noun
  • /rɪˈpʌɡnənsi/
translation icon : repugnancia
  • Her repugnancy toward violence was evident in her reaction to the news.

Examples

  • He expressed his repugnancy at the idea of cheating to win the competition.

  • There was a clear repugnancy between the two statements made by the witness.

  • The repugnancy of the situation was evident to everyone.

  • There is a deep repugnancy toward corruption in our society.

  • The repugnancy of the spoiled food made everyone in the room feel nauseous.

  • She felt a sense of repugnancy towards the unfair treatment of her friends.

  • His comments about the environmental disaster showed a repugnancy for corporate greed.

Synonyms

disgust
vsrepugnancy
87 2.0

A strong feeling of dislike and being sick because something is offensive

also covers a sense of incompatibility not only reaction to offence
loathing
vsrepugnancy
48 5.2

A strong feeling of hatred and disgust for someone or something

focuses more on incompatibility and mismatch than on active hatred
aversion
vsrepugnancy
31 6.5

A strong dislike of something or someone

expresses stronger emotional incompatibility or moral sickness rather than simple opposition
revulsion
vsrepugnancy
18 6.3

A strong feeling of disgust at something very unpleasant

puts more weight on incompatibility than on this intense sickness
antipathy
vsrepugnancy
11 8.3

A strong feeling of dislike toward someone or something

is oriented to a strong incompatibility feeling rather than simple dislike
repulsion
vsrepugnancy
3 6.2

A strong feeling of dislike and disgust

adds a sense of incompatibility beyond mere dislike or rejection
repugnance
vsrepugnancy
3 8.4

A strong feeling of dislike or disgust

stresses incompatibility or mismatch rather than general dislike
abhorrence
vsrepugnancy
2 7.8

A very strong feeling of hate and disgust

leans toward incompatibility or unwillingness rather than this extreme hatred
detestation
vsrepugnancy
1 8.6

A very strong feeling of hate and disgust for someone or something

expresses incompatibility or dislike more than this intense hate

Antonyms

compatibility
29 4.0

The ability of two things to work together without problems

harmony
14 3.2

A pleasing arrangement of parts that go well together, like colors or sounds

How Disgusted

abhorrence
2 7.8
revulsion
18 6.3
repugnancy
9.1
disgust
87 2.0
distaste
28 4.1
dislike
  • Texting
49 1.0

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', so it feels like a reaction that 'fights back' inside you against an idea or action. That's why repugnancy means a strong feeling of disgust or that two things are deeply against each other.