What does "oppugnance" mean?

Dislike, aversion, animus; opposition: the fact, condition, or instance of being at variance, opposed, hostile, or adverse.

What is a synonym for "oppugnance"?

Common synonyms include: animosity, animus, antagonism, antipathy, antithesis, aversion.

//əˈpʌɡnəns// noun

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Noun

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Dislike, aversion, animus; opposition: the fact, condition, or instance of being at variance, opposed, hostile, or adverse. obsolete
"Whence then proceeds this strong oppugnance to / My faire proposition, efflagitation? if from your hate?"

"Whence then proceeds this strong oppugnance to / My faire proposition, efflagitation? if from your hate?"

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