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repugnance

re·pug·nance

repugnance

 
 
pronunciation:
rih puhg nns
part of speech: noun
definition 1: strong dislike, distaste, or aversion.
She was filled with repugnance as she read about the brutal killings in the newspaper.
antonyms:
devotion
similar words:
abomination, antipathy, aversion, disgust, odium, revulsion
definition 2: the quality of being contradictory or inconsistent.
derivation: repugnancy (n.)