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Is it a surprise that into the vessel, in which the mercury has no inclination and no repugnance, not even the slightest, to being there, it should enter and should rise in a column high enough to make equilibrium with the weight of the external air which forces it up?
Evangelista Torricelli

Meaning of "repugnance" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF REPUGNANCE

repugnance  [rɪˈpʌɡnəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REPUGNANCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Repugnance is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES REPUGNANCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of repugnance in the English dictionary

The definition of repugnance in the dictionary is aversion or disgust. Other definition of repugnance is the quality or state of being contradictory, inconsistent or incompatible.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH REPUGNANCE


abstinence
ˈæbstɪnəns
alternance
ˈɔːltɜːnəns
dissonance
ˈdɪsənəns
dominance
ˈdɒmɪnəns
eminence
ˈɛmɪnəns
governance
ˈɡʌvənəns
incontinence
ɪnˈkɒntɪnəns
indignance
ɪnˈdɪɡnəns
maintenance
ˈmeɪntɪnəns
malignance
məˈlɪɡnəns
ordinance
ˈɔːdɪnəns
ordnance
ˈɔːdnəns
ordonnance
ˈɔːdənəns
permanence
ˈpɜːmənəns
pertinence
ˈpɜːtɪnəns
prominence
ˈprɒmɪnəns
provenance
ˈprɒvɪnəns
resonance
ˈrɛzənəns
stagnance
ˈstæɡnəns
sustenance
ˈsʌstənəns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE REPUGNANCE

republication
republish
republisher
repudiable
repudiate
repudiation
repudiationist
repudiative
repudiator
repugn
repugnancy
repugnant
repugnantly
repulp
repulse
repulser
repulsion
repulsive
repulsively
repulsiveness

WORDS THAT END LIKE REPUGNANCE

advance
appurtenance
car maintenance
care and maintenance
clinical governance
convenance
corporate governance
countenance
electron paramagnetic resonance
electron spin resonance
finance
high finance
high-maintenance
magnetic resonance
nance
nuclear magnetic resonance
penance
predominance
refinance
sonance
track maintenance

Synonyms and antonyms of repugnance in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «REPUGNANCE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «repugnance» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of repugnance

Translation of «repugnance» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF REPUGNANCE

Find out the translation of repugnance to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of repugnance from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «repugnance» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

厌恶
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

repugnancia
570 millions of speakers

English

repugnance
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घृणा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الاشمئزاز
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отвращение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

repugnância
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জঘন্যতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

répugnance
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kecemburuan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Abscheu
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

嫌悪
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

혐오감
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Repugnance
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự ghê tởm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மாறுபாடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रतिकूल परिस्थिती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

iğrenme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ripugnanza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wstręt
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відраза
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

aversiune
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποστροφή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afkeer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

motvilja
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

motvilje
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of repugnance

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «REPUGNANCE»

The term «repugnance» is normally little used and occupies the 124.039 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «REPUGNANCE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «repugnance» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «repugnance» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about repugnance

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2 QUOTES WITH «REPUGNANCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word repugnance.
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Evangelista Torricelli
Many have argued that a vacuum does not exist, others claim it exists only with difficulty in spite of the repugnance of nature; I know of no one who claims it easily exists without any resistance from nature.
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Evangelista Torricelli
Is it a surprise that into the vessel, in which the mercury has no inclination and no repugnance, not even the slightest, to being there, it should enter and should rise in a column high enough to make equilibrium with the weight of the external air which forces it up?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REPUGNANCE»

Discover the use of repugnance in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to repugnance and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Emotions: An Essay in Aid of Moral Psychology
She certainly saw the fly as evil and worthy of destruction. Accordingly, I resist Hume's suggestion that hatred, as an emotion, is always unpleasant. b. Disgust, Repugnance Hume sometimes lumps together what should be distinguished when ...
Robert C. Roberts, 2003
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The Political Economy of Repugnance
The first essay considers the origin of dynamic models of social coordination in the texts of Bernard Mandeville, Adam Smith, and Jeremy Bentham.
Michael David Thomas, Michael David Thomas, 2009
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The Future of Bioethics: International Dialogues
than being an expression of deeply felt sentiment, claims about repugnance are merely rhetorical. This clause could be taken to mean that such claims are made simply for effect, and perhaps specifically to manipulate the emotive responses ...
Akira Akabayashi, 2014
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Rousseau, Nature, and the Problem of the Good Life
And in place of the savage's unarticulated repugnance to see others suffer, Rousseau needs a larger principle that includes that repugnance but goes well beyond it — a principle that can account for true moral and sentimental excellence. lt is ...
Laurence D. Cooper, 2010
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The Verdict of Reason: Why Gay Marriage Cannot Be the Real ...
somewhat, though whether it erases repugnance or merely makes people hide it is difficult to say. But the new, tolerant attitudes need to be inculcated, they do not come naturally. If repugnance is innate, what, if anything, follows? We feel ...
Nathanael Smith, 2013
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Journal of the Royal Statistical Society
different kinds of labour •which make the repugnance or attraction of one person for a particular kind of labour quite different from that of another. Labour is repugnant or otherwise, therefore, more or less, according to the individualities of  ...
‎1856
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Journal of the Statistical Society of London
different kinds of labour which make the repugnance or attraction of one person for a particular kind of labour quite different from that of another. Labour is repugnant or otherwise, therefore, more or less, according to the individualities of  ...
‎1856
8
The Philosophy of Medicine: Framing the Field
... rejection of the attempt to commercialize organ recovery and make a commodity of the body (1985). Similarly, Leon Kass argues that there is a general repugnance at the notion of owning living nature per se (1985; see also Kass, 1997) ...
Hugo Tristram Engelhardt, 2000
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The Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review
and the adoption of a scientific system of commerce, 1. That some method must be devised for comparing the relative repugnance of different kinds of labor. 2. That in making the comparison, each individual must make his own estimate of the ...
‎1851
10
Speaking for the Dead: The Human Body in Biology and Medicine
The objection based on moral repugnance takes this form: 1 . moral repugnance is sufficient justification for negative moral judgements; 2. creation of interspecies embryos is morally repugnant; 3. therefore creation of interspecies embryos is ...
David Gareth Jones, Maja I. Whitaker, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REPUGNANCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term repugnance is used in the context of the following news items.
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Buhari Under Attack Over Plot To Build Helipad In Hometown
However, this report has been greeted with extreme repugnance by Nigerians on social media who see the development as a deviance from the major agenda ... «NAIJ.COM, Jun 15»
2
A gun lover sees the evils of gun culture: White supremacists …
I wanted to experience the repugnance that a device created solely for the purpose of killing human beings should evoke. Worse, what if I wasn't repulsed? «Salon, Apr 15»
3
Worried when science plays God? It's only natural
I strongly suspect that beneath many of the arguments about the safety and legality of mitochondrial replacement lies an instinctive repugnance that is beyond ... «The Hindu, Feb 15»
4
'a reminder of the repugnance of extremism in all its forms'
Angry, White and Proud, review: 'a reminder of the repugnance of extremism in all its forms'. Angry, White and Proud, Jamie Roberts's Channel 4 documentary ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 15»
5
How To Convince People To Solve The Organ Shortage
But just how intransigent are those who express repugnance? To the extent that repugnance is driven by deep, value-based intuitions – in this case, the notion ... «Forbes, Jan 15»
6
Sister Blandina Segale, a Sister of Charity and Cincinnati's saint-in …
She was led by her deep love of God and the personal motto, “Do what presents itself and never omit anything because of hardship or repugnance.” Her life's ... «WCPO, Nov 14»
7
Exorcisms: Are They On The Rise? Is Society's Interest In The Occult …
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops lists signs of demonic possession as superhuman strength, repugnance to holy water, the ability to speak in tongues, ... «Headlines & Global News, Nov 14»
8
Toronto man who dismembered ex gets life sentence, no parole for …
Rather, the ruling “is meant to express the community's repugnance for this conduct.” That Liu was killed in a “brutal attack” by a former boyfriend is considered ... «CityNews, Aug 14»
9
Here's One Way to End the Kidney Shortage: Eminent Domain
But if repugnance is the main criticism, keep this in mind: Kidneys would not be taken simply at the whim of the medical profession but for the sole purpose of ... «OZY, Jan 14»
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Miley Cyrus and the Wisdom of Repugnance
That right there could be the perfect reaction. “In crucial cases,” writes Leon Kass, “repugnance is the emotional expression of deep wisdom, beyond reason's ... «Patheos, Aug 13»

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