oppugnance
/əˈpʌɡnəns/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Whence then proceeds this strong oppugnance to / My faire proposition, efflagitation? if from your hate?"
- "Power lodged absolutely by God[…]in the hands of Mortality, would really be an absurdity of the first magnitude; insomuch as, by constantly and unavoidably turning out despotic and tyrannical, it would daily and hourly rise up in oppugnance to Himself, his sovereign dominion and supreme administration; [...]"
- "the author has said as much that is pleasant as possible, and as little that is disagreeable,—displaying Lord John's reforming services, making no mention of his shortcomings, backslidings, or oppugnances to popular advancement; […]"
- "More, they [sc. angels] look upon these dark doings [i.e. dishonesty, evasion and circumventing, and reckless indulgence; hate, envy, pride, malice, and ambition] with infinite oppugnance—an oppugnance as much greater than we can feel as heaven is higher than earth."
- "I know the secret of the universe.[…]The universe is in love.[…]It loves the lively birds and beasts and the strenuous men who feed on them and the beautiful microbes and tumors that feed on the men and most of all it loves the tremor and friction and oppugnance between its loves, and sets its teeth to the shock and thrill of them."
- "Their behaviour attracted a harsh oppugnance of public which was suppressed by use of police force."
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /əˈpʌɡnəns/