Definition

Noun: 1. Intense aversion or disgust: A feeling of strong dislike, distaste, or revulsion. 2. Inconsistency or contradiction: (Formal) The relation between ideas, principles, or propositions that are incompatible or mutually contradictory.

Examples

• Showing intense aversion:
  • She felt a deep repugnance at the idea of eating insects.
  • He could not hide his moral repugnance for their actions.
• Showing inconsistency (formal):
  • There is a fundamental repugnance between his stated beliefs and his actual behavior.

Advanced Usage

• "Repugnance to": Used to indicate what the feeling of disgust is directed toward.
  • His repugnance to violence made him a pacifist.
• In formal logic or philosophy, repugnance can describe the logical impossibility of two statements being true simultaneously.

Variants and Related Words

• Repugnant (adjective): Causing a feeling of strong dislike or disgust.
  • The idea of cheating was repugnant to her.
• Repugnancy (noun): A less common variant with the same meaning as .

Synonyms

• Aversion: A strong dislike or disinclination.
• Disgust: A feeling of revulsion or profound disapproval.
• Revulsion: A sense of utter distaste or loathing.
• Abhorrence: A feeling of extreme hatred or disgust.
• Antipathy: A deep-seated feeling of dislike.

Antonyms

• Attraction
• Fondness
• Affinity
• Delight

Related Phrases

• Moral repugnance: A feeling of disgust based on ethical or moral principles.
  • The practice was banned due to widespread moral repugnance.

Noun

1. the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time
2. intense aversion