"repugnancy" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɹɪˈpʌɡnənsi/ Forms: repugnancies [plural]
Etymology: repugnant + -cy Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*pewǵ-}}, {{suffix|en|repugnant|cy}} repugnant + -cy Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} repugnancy (countable and uncountable, plural repugnancies)
  1. The quality of being repugnant: offensiveness, repulsion. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-repugnancy-en-noun-ldU~bE6Q
  2. The quality of being repugnant: (logical) opposition, contradiction, incompatibility. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-repugnancy-en-noun-7FEx1REK
  3. (archaic) Resistance, fighting back. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-repugnancy-en-noun-rLPDChTe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -cy Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 18 60 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -cy: 26 22 52

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