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单词 repugnance
释义 re·pug·nance
\rə̇ˈpəgnən(t)s, rēˈp-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English repugnaunce, from Middle French repugnance, from Latin repugnantia
1.
 a. : the quality or fact of being opposed and especially reciprocally opposed : contradictory opposition or disagreement (as of ideas, opinions, or statements) : incompatibility, incongruity, inconsistency
  < no inconsistency or natural repugnance between this poetical and religious faith in the same mind — William Hazlitt >
 b. : an instance of such contradiction or inconsistency
  < preparing the draft … seeing that it is free from errors or repugnances — James Bryce >
2. : deep-rooted antagonism : settled aversion : strong dislike, distaste, or antipathy
 < the repugnance which vulgarity inspires — Albert Dasnoy >
 < her instinctive dignity and repugnance to any show of emotion — George Eliot >
 < her repugnance toward the political philosophy of the Fascist states — Maurice Halperin >
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