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Pronunciation / Transliteration: repugnância
"Ela sentia uma profunda repugnância pelas práticas antiéticas na indústria."
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
Derived from the Latin 'repugnantia', meaning opposition or incompatibility, via Old French in the 15th century. It ultimately stems from the verb 'repugnare', combining 're-' (against) and 'pugnare' (to fight), shifting historically from physical resistance to psychological aversion.
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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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