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Repugnance is an English word with synonyms like repulsion or revulsion. Below you'll find 5 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Repugnance in a sentence

Repugnance meaning

  1. Extreme aversion, repulsion.
  2. Contradiction, inconsistency, incompatibility, incongruity; an instance of such.

Synonyms of Repugnance

repulsion revulsion horror disgust incompatibility mutual exclusiveness inconsistency contradictoriness

Related words

Other words often associated with Repugnance or its synonyms:

fear revolt sicken characteristic excite fright dislike repulse stand attraction stimulate fearfulness

Using Repugnance

  • The main meaning on this page is: Extreme aversion, repulsion. | Contradiction, inconsistency, incompatibility, incongruity; an instance of such.
  • Useful related words include: repulsion, revulsion, horror, disgust.
  • In the example corpus, repugnance often appears in combinations such as: repugnance for.

Context around Repugnance

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

new 1×

Often after:

felt 1×

Sentence patterns with Repugnance

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a new repugnance for his 1× and a repugnance for slavery 1× mixture of repugnance for henry 1× more repugnance from the 1× reinforced the repugnance felt for 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

by the same 1× cubans were torn 1× henry brings her 1× more repugnance from 1× what s confusing 1×

Common sentence endings:

for rough sex 1× her broken engagement 1× rights violating israelis 1× these evil means 1× to their society 1×

Words around Repugnance

Just before it in the word index:

repudiation 51 repudiating 14 repudiates 6 repudiated 87 repudiate 39 repubs 16

Just after it in the word index:

repugnant 56 repugnants 2 repulsa 4 repulse 22 repulsed 107 repulsing 8

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Repugnance

  • In this selection, "repugnance" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, new and felt stand out and add context to how "repugnance" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a new repugnance for his and and a repugnance for slavery. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "repugnance" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with repugnance

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

More repugnance from the human-rights violating Israelis. (8 words)

What’s confusing is a new repugnance for his romantic affection, and an equally strong desire for rough sex. (19 words)

Cubans were torn between desire for the profits generated by sugar and a repugnance for slavery, which they saw as morally, politically, and racially dangerous to their society. (28 words)

Longer example sentences

By the same token, the senseless murder of members of the security forces has reinforced the repugnance felt for those who seek to advance their political ends by these evil means. (31 words)

Henry brings her back to Court with him, whilst she continues to resist his advances out of a mixture of repugnance for Henry and her lingering anger over her broken engagement. (31 words)

Cubans were torn between desire for the profits generated by sugar and a repugnance for slavery, which they saw as morally, politically, and racially dangerous to their society. (28 words)

Example sentences (5)

What’s confusing is a new repugnance for his romantic affection, and an equally strong desire for rough sex.

By the same token, the senseless murder of members of the security forces has reinforced the repugnance felt for those who seek to advance their political ends by these evil means.

More repugnance from the human-rights violating Israelis.

Cubans were torn between desire for the profits generated by sugar and a repugnance for slavery, which they saw as morally, politically, and racially dangerous to their society.

Henry brings her back to Court with him, whilst she continues to resist his advances out of a mixture of repugnance for Henry and her lingering anger over her broken engagement.

Common combinations with repugnance

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "repugnance" in a sentence?
An example: "What’s confusing is a new repugnance for his romantic affection, and an equally strong desire for rough sex." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "repugnance" from authentic English texts.
What does "repugnance" mean?
Repugnance means: Extreme aversion, repulsion.
What are synonyms of "repugnance"?
Common synonyms of "repugnance" include: repulsion, revulsion, horror, disgust, incompatibility, mutual exclusiveness, inconsistency, contradictoriness.
How many example sentences with "repugnance" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "repugnance", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.