repugnance : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: repugnance	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for repugnance
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
repugnance n intense aversion [syn: repugnance, repulsion, revulsion, horror] the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time Synonym(s): incompatibility, mutual exclusiveness, inconsistency, repugnance
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Repugnance \Repug"nance\ (-nans), Repugnancy \Repug"nancy\ (-nan-s?), n. [F. r[82]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. That which causes us to lose most of our time is the repugnance* which we naturally have to labor. --Dryden. Let the foes quietly cut their throats, Without repugnancy. --Shak. Syn: Aversion; reluctance; unwillingness; dislike; antipathy; hatred; hostility; irreconcilableness; contrariety; inconsistency. See {Dislike}.