Re-pŭg'nance or Re-pŭg'nan-cy, n.

n. [Fr. répugnance, Lat. repugnantia. See infra.] The act of repugning, or the state of being repugnant; opposition or contrariety, as of mind, passions, principles, qualities, and the like; reluctance; resistance.

That which causes us to lose most of our time is the repugnance which we naturally have to labor. Dryden.

Let the foes quietly cut their throats Without repugnancy. Shak.

Synonyms—Aversion; reluctance; unwillingness; dislike; antipathy; hatred; hostility; irreconcilableness; contrariety; inconsistency. See AVERSION.