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Repugnancy vs Repugn - What's the difference?

repugnancy | repugn | Derived terms |

Repugnancy is a derived term of repugn.


As a noun repugnancy

is the quality or property of being repugnant.

As a verb repugn is

(archaic) to oppose or resist.

repugnancy

English

Noun

  • The quality or property of being repugnant.
    • Let the foes quietly cut their throats, / Without repugnancy . — Shakespeare.

    repugn

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (archaic) To oppose or resist

    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "repugn")

    Derived terms

    * repugnance * repugnancy * repugnant

    Related terms

    * impugn * pugilism * pugnacious