repugnance
/ɹɪˈpʌɡnəns/noun
repugnance is spelled R-E-P-U-G-N-A-N-C-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, repugnance means “Extreme aversion, repulsion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of repugnance is repugnances.
How many letters and syllables are in repugnance?
| Letters | 10: R-E-P-U-G-N-A-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 110,368th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is repugnance?
Repugnance appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce repugnance?
- /ɹɪˈpʌɡnəns/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-repugnance.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of repugnance
- repugnances plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does repugnance mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Extreme aversion, repulsion.
moral repugnance
- 2
Contradiction, inconsistency, incompatibility, incongruity; an instance of such.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Repugnance in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | répugnance |
| Spanish | repugnancia |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does repugnance come from?
From Middle English repugnance, repugnaunce, from Old French repugnance, repugnaunce (French répugnance) and its etymon Latin repugnantia. Doublet of repugnancy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).