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repugnance definition

re·pug·nance (ri pug′nəns)

noun

  1. inconsistency or contradiction
  2. extreme dislike or distaste; aversion; antipathy

Etymology: ME < MFr < L repugnantia < repugnans, prp. of repugnare: see repugn

Also repugnancy re·pug′·nancy

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