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10 Language-to-English DictionariesRepugnance
/rɪˈpʌɡ.nəns/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A strong feeling of dislike or disgust.
"She felt a deep repugnance towards the unethical practices in the industry." - 2
The quality of being contradictory or inconsistent.
"There was a repugnance between his words and actions that raised suspicion."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'repugnance' originates from the Latin 'repugnare', meaning 'to fight back' or 'to oppose'. It evolved through Old French 'repugnance' in the late Middle Ages, retaining the sense of strong aversion or disgust.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Repugnance" is said worldwide
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répugnance
Transliteration: repugnance
"Elle ressentait une forte répugnance envers les pratiques contraires à l'éthique."
Abneigung
Transliteration: Abneigung
"Sie verspürte eine tiefe Abneigung gegen die unethischen Praktiken in der Branche."
ripugnanza
Transliteration: ripugnanza
"Provava una forte ripugnanza per le pratiche non etiche nel settore."
repugnancia
Transliteration: repugnancia
"Sentía una profunda repugnancia hacia las prácticas poco éticas en la industria."
repugnância
Transliteration: repugnância
"Ela sentia uma profunda repugnância pelas práticas antiéticas na indústria."
घृणा
Transliteration: ghrina
"उसे उद्योग में अनैतिक प्रथाओं के प्रति गहरी घृणा महसूस हुई।"
厌恶
Transliteration: yànwù
"她对行业中的不道德行为感到深深的厌恶。"
혐오
Transliteration: hyeom-o
"그녀는 산업의 비윤리적 관행에 대해 깊은 혐오감을 느꼈다."
嫌悪
Transliteration: ken'o
"彼女は業界の非倫理的な慣行に対して深い嫌悪感を抱いていた。"
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