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oppugnacy

oppugnacy is the alternative form of oppugnance.

Meaning of oppugnance

Noun

oppugnance (countable and uncountable, plural oppugnances)

  1. (obsolete) Dislike, aversion, animus; opposition: the fact, condition, or instance of being at variance, opposed, hostile, or adverse.
    • Whence then proceeds this strong oppugnance to / My faire proposition, efflagitation? if from your hate?1657, G. G. D'Ouvilly, The False Favourite Disgrac'd, London, act III, scene 1, page 58

Questions about oppugnacy

What is oppugnacy the alternative form of?
Oppugnacy is the alternative form of oppugnance.

Words near oppugnacy in the dictionary

  1. opprobriums
  2. opprobry
  3. opps
  4. oppugn
  5. oppugnable
  6. oppugnacy
  7. oppugnance
  8. oppugnances
  9. oppugnancies
  10. oppugnancy
  11. oppugnant

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