REPUGNANCE, REPUGNANT
ADJECTIVES
► ABHORFUL repugnant, hateful → 1565 obs.
► CREEPY said of something producing an uncanny feeling of horror or repugnance → 1883 sl.
► OPPOSITE of things: antagonistic, adverse, repugnant → 1595 obs.
► OPPUGNANT opposing, resisting, hostile, contrary, repugnant → 1513
► SQUEAMOUS feeling abhorrence, repugnance, or detestation of something → 1400 obs.
NOUNS
► ABHORRENCY the state of being abhorrent, or of holding a thing in hatred and disgust; extreme repugnance or dislike → 1605 obs.
► ABVERSION aversion; an averted state of mind or feelings; a mental attitude of opposition or repugnance; a fixed habitual dislike → 1638 obs.
► CREEPS, THE a feeling of repugnance or fear; the unease felt in the presence of a ‘creepy’ person or in a spooky place; a feeling of horror caused by something uncanny → 1879 sl.
► GRUNGE a repugnant, odious, unpleasant, or dull thing → 1965 US sl.
► KICK opposition, objection, repugnance → 1839
► OPPOSITENESS repugnance → 1645 obs.
► STINKER something repugnant because of its difficulty or unendurable nature → 1917 colloq.
NOUNS – PERSON
► GRUNGE a general term of abuse; a repugnant, odious, dirty, or boring person → 1965 sl., orig US
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