oppugnancy

noun

op·​pug·​nan·​cy

əˈpəgnənsē,

-si

plural -es

: opposition, hostility, resistance

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin oppugnantia, from Latin oppugnant- oppugnans + -ia -y

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