as in disgust
a dislike so strong as to cause stomach upset or queasiness
the publication of the autopsy photos prompted expressions of outrage and revulsion
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Recent Examples of revulsion
Over time, the emotional thrill that draws people in can begin to unravel, giving way to unease, fear or even revulsion.
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Maxim Voronov, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2025
It is also being met with outsize revulsion by many voters.
—Karla Adam, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
The collective and immediate show of opprobrium and moral revulsion by Western governments, corporations, and cultural bodies meted out wide-reaching and consequential stigmatization.
—Alexander Cooley, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2022
Today, the last of those profiles is being taken down amid waves of viral revulsion as word of their existence has spread online.
—Ars Technica, 3 Jan. 2025
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Maxim Voronov, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2025
It is also being met with outsize revulsion by many voters.
—Karla Adam, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
The collective and immediate show of opprobrium and moral revulsion by Western governments, corporations, and cultural bodies meted out wide-reaching and consequential stigmatization.
—Alexander Cooley, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2022
Today, the last of those profiles is being taken down amid waves of viral revulsion as word of their existence has spread online.
—Ars Technica, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revulsion
Noun
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That thought has become a point of great debate, and now increasing disgust, with the Cowboys, whomever their quarterback.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Mar. 2025
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The new footage opens with Happy Gilmore expressing disgust at a bust of his head, which sits alongside those of real golfers like Arnold Palmer and Tiger Woods.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA TODAY,
18 Mar. 2025
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Even if those two men didn’t make it out of Europe alive, the unspeakable acts carried out in the name of Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich would still live on in infamy, reminding humanity what blind hatred and xenophobia could lead to if a society wasn’t careful.—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Venerable baby boomer Kevin Bacon plays the titular bounty hunter Hub Halloran, a proud Georgia man with little tolerance for tomfoolery and a hatred of the Red Sox.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA TODAY,
17 Mar. 2025
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Comments John Malkovich, in a very John Malkovich role, plays a twisted pop star in Opus, A24’s incisive horror film about the cult of toxic fandom.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
12 Mar. 2025
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The space horror finds Aaron Paul, Eiza González, and Flying Lotus himself – born Steven Ellison – in new, sci-fi worlds of psychological and physical terror.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Revulsion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revulsion. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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