REPUGNANCE Meaning of REPUGNANCE in English [ rɪ'pʌgnəns ]■ noun intense disgust.OriginME (in the sense 'opposition'): from OFr. ~ or L. repugnantia , from repugnare 'oppose'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004