Found 2 items, similar to repugnance.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: repugnance
repugnance
n 1: intense aversion [syn:
repulsion,
revulsion,
horror]
2: the relation between propositions that cannot both be true
at the same time [syn:
incompatibility,
mutual exclusiveness
,
inconsistency]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Repugnance
Repugnance
\Re*pug"nance\ (-nans), Repugnancy
\Re*pug"nan*cy\
(-nan-s?), n. [F. r['e]pugnance, L. repugnantia.]
The state or condition of being repugnant; opposition;
contrariety; especially, a strong instinctive antagonism;
aversion; reluctance; unwillingness, as of mind, passions,
principles, qualities, and the like.
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That which causes us to lose most of our time is the
repugnance which we naturally have to labor. --Dryden.
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Let the foes quietly cut their throats,
Without repugnancy. --Shak.
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Syn: Aversion; reluctance; unwillingness; dislike; antipathy;
hatred; hostility; irreconcilableness; contrariety;
inconsistency. See
Dislike.
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