repugnância

See also: repugnancia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin repugnantia (resistance; repugnance), from repugnō (to resist), from re- + pugnō (to fight). By surface analysis, repugnar +‎ -ância.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.pu.ɡiˈnɐ̃.si.ɐ/ [he.pu.ɡiˈnɐ̃.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ʁe.pu.ɡiˈnɐ̃.sjɐ/ [he.pu.ɡiˈnɐ̃.sjɐ], /ʁe.puɡˈnɐ̃.si.ɐ/ [he.puɡˈnɐ̃.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ʁe.puɡˈnɐ̃.sjɐ/ [he.puɡˈnɐ̃.sjɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁe.pu.ɡiˈnɐ̃.si.ɐ/ [χe.pu.ɡiˈnɐ̃.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ʁe.pu.ɡiˈnɐ̃.sjɐ/ [χe.pu.ɡiˈnɐ̃.sjɐ], /ʁe.puɡˈnɐ̃.si.ɐ/ [χe.puɡˈnɐ̃.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ʁe.puɡˈnɐ̃.sjɐ/ [χe.puɡˈnɐ̃.sjɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.puɡˈnɐ̃.si.a/ [he.puɡˈnɐ̃.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ʁe.puɡˈnɐ̃.sja/ [he.puɡˈnɐ̃.sja], /ʁe.pu.ɡiˈnɐ̃.si.a/ [he.pu.ɡiˈnɐ̃.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ʁe.pu.ɡiˈnɐ̃.sja/ [he.pu.ɡiˈnɐ̃.sja]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨ.puˈɡnɐ̃.sjɐ/ [ʁɨ.puˈɣnɐ̃.sjɐ]

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃siɐ, (faster pronunciation) -ɐ̃sjɐ
  • Hyphenation: re‧pug‧nân‧ci‧a

Noun

repugnância f (plural repugnâncias)

  1. disgust; aversion; repugnance
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:repugnância