Wordiyorepugnance
🇬🇧 UK/ri'pʌgnәns/🇺🇸 US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
A strong feeling of disgust or aversion; contradiction or incompatibility between things.
强烈反感；厌恶；矛盾；抵触
🧩 Root Breakdown
repugnanceother
=repugnance
Common Collocations
- 1.feel repugnance感到厌恶
- 2.express repugnance表达反感
- 3.repugnance toward对……感到厌恶
- 4.[deep repugnance]深深的厌恶
Example Sentences
- 1.
She could not hide her repugnance at the sight of the gruesome images.
- 2.
His repugnance toward dishonesty made it impossible for him to stay silent.
- 3.
There is a fundamental repugnance between cruelty and the principles of justice.