repugnance

  • 71antipathy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. dislike; repugnance, aversion. See opposition. Ant., attraction, liking. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. hostility, abhorrence, aversion; see aversion 1 , hatred 1 . See Synonym Study at aversion . III (Roget …

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  • 72disgust — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. nauseate, sicken, revolt, repel, offend. n. aversion, nausea, loathing, abhorrence. See pain,dislike. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. loathing, repugnance, revulsion; see hatred 1 , objection 1 . v. Syn.… …

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  • 73dislike — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Fixed aversion Nouns 1. dislike, distaste, disinclination; reluctance; backwardness (See unwillingness); repugnance, disgust, nausea, loathing; antipathy, aversion, enmity, hate, animosity, no love lost; …

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  • 74abomination — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Detestation] Syn. aversion, loathing, repugnance; see hatred 1 . 2. [Something hateful or disgusting] Syn. atrocity, horror, offense; see bugbear , crime 1 , evil 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. 1. source of loathing… …

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  • 75aversion — [ə vʉr′zhən, ə vʉr′shən] n. [L aversio < aversus, pp. of avertere: see AVERT] 1. Obs. the act of turning away 2. an intense or definite dislike; antipathy; repugnance 3. the object arousing such dislike SYN. AVERSION and ANTIPATHY both imply… …

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  • 76Antipathies — Antipathy An*tip a*thy, n.; pl. {Antipathies}. [L. antipathia, Gr. ?; ? against + ? to suffer. Cf. F. antipathie. See {Pathos}.] 1. Contrariety or opposition in feeling; settled aversion or dislike; repugnance; distaste. [1913 Webster] Inveterate …

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  • 77Antipathy — An*tip a*thy, n.; pl. {Antipathies}. [L. antipathia, Gr. ?; ? against + ? to suffer. Cf. F. antipathie. See {Pathos}.] 1. Contrariety or opposition in feeling; settled aversion or dislike; repugnance; distaste. [1913 Webster] Inveterate… …

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  • 78Contrarieties — Contrariety Con tra*ri e*ty .; pl. {Contrarieties}. [L. contrarietas: cf. F. contrari[ e]t[ e].] 1. The state or quality of being contrary; opposition; repugnance; disagreement; antagonism. [1913 Webster] There is a contrariety between those… …

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  • 79Contrariety — Con tra*ri e*ty .; pl. {Contrarieties}. [L. contrarietas: cf. F. contrari[ e]t[ e].] 1. The state or quality of being contrary; opposition; repugnance; disagreement; antagonism. [1913 Webster] There is a contrariety between those things that… …

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  • 80Disgust — Dis*gust , n. [Cf. OF. desgoust, F. d[ e]go[^u]t. See {Disgust}, v. t.] Repugnance to what is offensive; aversion or displeasure produced by something loathsome; loathing; strong distaste; said primarily of the sickening opposition felt for… …

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