a very strong feeling of dislike for something synonym repulsionTopics Preferences and decisionsc2, Feelingsc2嫌恶;恶心;强烈的反感 Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘opposition’): from Old French repugnance or Latin repugnantia, from repugnare ‘oppose’, from re- (expressing opposition) + pugnare ‘to fight’.