repugnance
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (2)
- intense aversionSynonyms: repulsionrevulsionhorror
- the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same timeSynonyms: incompatibilitymutual exclusivenessinconsistency
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
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. [1913 Webster]
That which causes us to lose most of our time is the repugnance which we naturally have to labor. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
Let the foes quietly cut their throats, Without repugnancy. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Syn: Aversion; reluctance; unwillingness; dislike; antipathy; hatred; hostility; irreconcilableness; contrariety; inconsistency. See Dislike. [1913 Webster]