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re·pug·nan·cy

(rĭ-pŭg′nən-sē)

n. pl. re·pug·nan·cies

Repugnance.

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repugnancy

noun

Extreme hostility and dislike:

abhorrence, abomination, antipathy, aversion, detestation, hate, hatred, horror, loathing, repellence, repellency, repugnance, repulsion, revulsion.

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