repugnance
Example Sentences
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They were profoundly interested in one another, with an interest which struck deeper than the repugnances which both were conscious existed.
From The Stronger Influence by Young, F.E. Mills
Things that had doubtless stirred in them—instincts, desires, repugnances, joys—were stirring in him, dominating his English inheritance.
From The Call of the Blood by Lowell, Orson
This whole class of early repugnances to certain sensations seems to stand on the confines between mere dislikes and fears, properly so called.
From Children's Ways by Sully, James
The Douglas, intimating that his daughter has repugnances which she cannot overcome, declares that he will retire to a cave in the neighboring mountains until the issue of the King's threat is seen.
From Lady of the Lake by Moody, William Vaughn
The repugnances to this and that study which vex the ordinary teacher, are not innate, but result from his unwise system.
From Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects Everyman's Library by Spencer, Herbert
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