Definition of repugn

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Repugn (v. t.) To fight against; to oppose; to resist.

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Inimical :: Inimical (a.) Opposed in tendency, influence, or effects; antagonistic; inconsistent; incompatible; adverse; repugnant..
Repugnancy :: Repugnancy (n.) The state or condition of being repugnant; opposition; contrariety; especially, a strong instinctive antagonism; aversion; reluctance; unwillingness, as of mind, passions, principles, qualities, and the like..
Compatible :: Compatible (a.) Capable of existing in harmony; congruous; suitable; not repugnant; -- usually followed by with.
Aversion :: Aversion (n.) Opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike; antipathy; disinclination; reluctance.
Opposition :: Opposition (n.) Repugnance; contrariety of sentiment, interest, or purpose; antipathy..
Repugnantly :: Repugnantly (adv.) In a repugnant manner.
Contrary :: Contrary (a.) Opposed; contradictory; repugnant; inconsistent.
Disagreeable :: Disagreeable (a.) Exciting repugnance; offensive to the feelings or senses; displeasing; unpleasant.
Contrarious :: Contrarious (a.) Showing contrariety; repugnant; perverse.
Recalcitrant :: Recalcitrant (a.) Kicking back; recalcitrating; hence, showing repugnance or opposition; refractory..
Odious :: Odious (a.) Causing or provoking hatred, repugnance, or disgust; offensive; disagreeable; repulsive; as, an odious sight; an odious smell..
Averse :: Averse (a.) Having a repugnance or opposition of mind; disliking; disinclined; unwilling; reluctant.
Repugnate :: Repugnate (v. t.) To oppose; to fight against.
Disgust :: Disgust (v. t.) Repugnance to what is offensive; aversion or displeasure produced by something loathsome; loathing; strong distaste; -- said primarily of the sickening opposition felt for anything which offends the physical organs of taste; now rather of the analogous repugnance excited by anything extremely unpleasant to the moral taste or higher sensibilities of our nature; as, an act of cruelty may excite disgust..
Revolting :: Revolting (a.) Causing abhorrence mixed with disgust; exciting extreme repugnance; loathsome; as, revolting cruelty..
Recalcitrate :: Recalcitrate (v. i.) To kick back; to kick against anything; hence, to express repugnance or opposition..
Re- :: Re- () A prefix signifying back, against, again, anew; as, recline, to lean back; recall, to call back; recede; remove; reclaim, to call out against; repugn, to fight against; recognition, a knowing again; rejoin, to join again; reiterate; reassure. Combinations containing the prefix re- are readily formed, and are for the most part of obvious signification..
Repugnable :: Repugnable (a.) Capable of being repugned or resisted.
Self-contradiction :: Self-contradiction (n.) The act of contradicting one's self or itself; repugnancy in conceptions or in terms; a proposition consisting of two members, one of which contradicts the other; as, to be and not to be at the same time is a self-contradiction..
Contradictory :: Contradictory (a.) Opposing or opposed; repugnant.
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