Repugnance vs Displeasure - What's the difference?
repugnance | displeasure | Related terms |
extreme aversion, repulsion
contradiction, inconsistency, incompatibility, incongruity; an instance of such.
*1662 , Thomas Salusbury, Galileo's Dialogue on the Two Systems of the World (Dialogue Two)
*:Discourses vain, inconsistant, and full of repugnances and contradictions.
A feeling of being displeased with something or someone; dissatisfaction; disapproval.
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That which displeases; cause of irritation or annoyance; offence; injury.
* Shakespeare
A state of disgrace or disfavour.
* Peacham
Repugnance is a related term of displeasure.
As nouns the difference between repugnance and displeasure
is that repugnance is repugnance while displeasure is a feeling of being displeased with something or someone; dissatisfaction; disapproval.repugnance
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(en noun)displeasure
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- Hast thou delight to see a wretched man / Do outrage and displeasure to himself?
- He went into Poland, being in displeasure with the pope for overmuch familiarity.