How to pronounce repugnance
American English pronunciation
rih-PUG-nuns
- IPA
- /ɹɪˈpʌɡnəns/
- Syllables
- rih · PUG · nuns (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What repugnance means
A strong feeling of disgust
In a sentence: Sam stared with repugnance at the slimy green soup.
Where it comes from: It came into English from French and from the Latin repugnantia. In older English it also meant a clash between two ideas that can't both be true.
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