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repugnancy
Variant of repugnance
repugnance
definition
re·pug·nance (ri pug′nəns)
noun
- inconsistency or contradiction
- 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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