I cannot overcome my repugnance to eating snails.
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Repugnance
//ɹɪˈpʌɡnəns//
Synonyms for "repugnance" (212 found)
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crankinesscreeping fleshcross purposescross-purposescrotchetinesscrudenesscursorinessdespicabilitydespicablenessdespitefulnessdetestationdifferencedisaccorddisaccordancedisagreementdiscorddiscordancediscordancydiscrepancydisgust
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disgustingnessdisharmonydisinclinationdislikedisobediencedisparitydisrelishdissensiondissentdissidencedissonancedistastedisuniondisunitydivergencediversityemeticenmityexecrationfactionfetidnessfoot draggingfoot-draggingfoulnessfractiousnessfrictionfulsomenessgrossnessgrudging consentgrudgingnessharshnesshatehatefulnesshatredheinousnesshorrorhostilityignobilityinaccordanceincompatibilityinconsistency
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Noun(4 words)
indisposednessindispositionindocilityinequalityinimicalnessinterferenceintractablenessjarringkicklack of enthusiasmlack of zealloathingloathsomenessmalevolencemalicemalignitymisandrymisanthropymisogynymortal horror
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mutinousnessnastinessnauseanauseantnauseousnessnegationnegativenessnoisomenessnolitionnonconformitynoncooperationnoxiousnessobjectionabilityobjectionablenessobnoxiousnessobscenityobstinacyodiousnessodiumoffensivenessoppositenessoppositionopposureoppugnanceoppugnancyoverripenessperfunctorinessperversenessperversityphobiapolarityputridityputridnessquarrelsomenessrace hatredracismrancidityrancidnessranknessreactionrebarbativenessrecalcitrancerecalcitrancyrecoilrefractorinessrefusalreluctancerenitencerenitencyrepellencerepellencyrepercussionrepulsionrepulsivenessresistancerevoltrivalryrottennessrussophobiashowdownshudderingsickenerslownessspitespitefulnessstubbornnesssulksulkinesssulkssullennessswimming upstreamuncooperativenessunenthusiasmunharmoniousnessunspeakablenessunwillingnessvariancevials of hatevials of wrathvilenessvyingxenophobia
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4 translations across 4 languages.
French
1 entries- répugnance noun (Translations)
Greek
1 entries- απέχθεια noun (Translations)
Malayalam
1 entries- വെറുപ്പ് noun (Translations)
Māori
1 entries- ongaonga noun (Translations)
Sample sentences
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The marriage betwixt Janet Dalrymple and David Dunbar of Baldoon now went forward, the bride showing no repugnance, but being absolutely passive in everything her mother commanded or advised.
Source: tatoeba (7752093)
She felt a deep repugnance toward violence.
Source: wiktionary
He showed open repugnance at the suggestion.
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