repugnancia

repugnance

noun rreh-poog-NAHN-syah Rare

Origin: From Latin repugnantia (resistance, contradiction).

Also means

disgust

Usage Note

Repugnancia expresses a strong physical or moral revulsion. It is stronger than asco (disgust) in formal register and carries a moral dimension — something can be moralmente repugnante. The adjective repugnante is more common in everyday speech than the noun.

Examples

"Sintió repugnancia ante ese espectáculo."

Natural Translation

She felt repugnance at that spectacle.

Literal Translation

She-felt repugnance before that spectacle.

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