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BNC: 34791 COCA: 31519

repugnance

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repugnance /rɪˈpʌgnəns/ noun
repugnance
/rɪˈpʌgnəns/
noun
Learner's definition of REPUGNANCE
[noncount] formal
: a strong feeling of dislike or disgust厌恶;强烈的反感
BNC: 34791 COCA: 31519

repugnance

noun

re·​pug·​nance ri-ˈpəg-nən(t)s How to pronounce repugnance (audio)
1
a
: the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent
b
: an instance of such contradiction or inconsistency
2
: strong dislike, distaste, or antagonism

Example Sentences

They expressed their repugnance at the idea. They felt nothing but repugnance for the group's violent history.
Recent Examples on the Web The comparison of Covid-19 public health efforts to the actions of Nazis has become a recurring theme, even though its repugnance never fades. Zachary B. Wolf, CNN, 24 Jan. 2022 But the switch stuck in his mind as a way to physically portray the repugnance of fascism through a rodent-eating alien race. Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2021 When the survey concluded, researchers discovered that people who had the greatest levels of repugnance had fewer levels of inflammatory markers in their blood tied to infection. Christine Clarridge, Star Tribune, 25 Feb. 2021 Is there not a repugnance to the thought of looking back? Rich Lowry, National Review, 24 Oct. 2019 Politicians on both sides of the aisle did, indignantly, chastising the moral repugnance of a U.S. business operating on the very capitalist principles that form the bedrock of our economy. San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 2019 Helicopter parenting, along with high expectations and a societal repugnance to the possibility of failure, contributes to what American high schools have become: petri dishes of high stress and exhaustion. Zach Schermele, Teen Vogue, 22 Mar. 2019 See More

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of repugnance was in the 15th century
BNC: 34791 COCA: 31519

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