REPUG'NANCE, REPUG'NANCY, noun [Latin repugnantia, from repugno, to resist; re and pugno, to fight.] 1. Opposition of mind; reluctance; unwillingness. 2. Opposition or struggle of passions; resistance. 3. Opposition of principles or qualities; inconsistency; contrariety. But where difference is without repugnancy, that which hath been can be no prejudice to that which is.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI