répugnance
French, noun\ʁe.py.ɲɑ̃s\
répugnance is spelled R-É-P-U-G-N-A-N-C-E (10 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written French, the 65,044th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Répugnance is a French feminine noun meaning “repugnance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Opposition naturelle, éloignement ou répulsion pour quelqu’un ou pour quelque chose”.
What does répugnance mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininerepugnance
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Opposition naturelle, éloignement ou répulsion pour quelqu’un ou pour quelque chose.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of répugnance
- répugnances plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce répugnance?
- \ʁe.py.ɲɑ̃s\
- [ʁe.py.ɲɑ̃s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to répugnance
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is répugnance in French?
répugnance appears about once in every 4 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).