repugnancy

{ } n. [ F. répugnance, L. repugnantia. ] The state or condition of being repugnant; opposition; contrariety; especially, a strong instinctive antagonism; aversion; reluctance; unwillingness, as of mind, passions, principles, qualities, and the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

That which causes us to lose most of our time is the repugnance which we naturally have to labor. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

Let the foes quietly cut their throats,
Without repugnancy. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Aversion; reluctance; unwillingness; dislike; antipathy; hatred; hostility; irreconcilableness; contrariety; inconsistency. See Dislike. [ 1913 Webster ]