as in disgust
a dislike so strong as to cause stomach upset or queasiness
could barely contain her repugnance of frogs and nearly threw up when she found out we'd have to dissect one in science class
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Recent Examples of repugnance
In fact, the retort could lead people to dangerously belittle the scourge and repugnance of real anti-Semitism.
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Salam Fayyad,
Foreign Affairs,
20 June 2024
The series gets darker and more grotesque as the season progresses, and our uncomfortable laughter eventually fades into a grimace of repugnance.
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Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
10 July 2023
Though historically dubious, Thirteentherism is rhetorically useful in mobilizing moral repugnance at chattel slavery to protest present-day prison conditions, as if current abuses aren’t sufficient cause for indignation.
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Sean Wilentz,
The New York Review of Books,
1 Dec. 2022
Some combination of awe and repugnance and confusion that she’s spent so many of her obviously prodigious talents spinning stories for men who need their stories spun.
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Monica Hesse,
Washington Post,
27 Aug. 2020
The debate still rages, fuelled more by the wisdom of repugnance than by data.
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Ed Yong,
Discover Magazine,
23 Feb. 2010
Salam Fayyad,
Foreign Affairs,
20 June 2024
The series gets darker and more grotesque as the season progresses, and our uncomfortable laughter eventually fades into a grimace of repugnance.
—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
10 July 2023
Though historically dubious, Thirteentherism is rhetorically useful in mobilizing moral repugnance at chattel slavery to protest present-day prison conditions, as if current abuses aren’t sufficient cause for indignation.
—
Sean Wilentz,
The New York Review of Books,
1 Dec. 2022
Some combination of awe and repugnance and confusion that she’s spent so many of her obviously prodigious talents spinning stories for men who need their stories spun.
—
Monica Hesse,
Washington Post,
27 Aug. 2020
The debate still rages, fuelled more by the wisdom of repugnance than by data.
—
Ed Yong,
Discover Magazine,
23 Feb. 2010
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repugnance
Noun
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The second baseman slammed his helmet into the dirt in disgust and was ejected.
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Andrabi attributes Democratic failure to Harris’ uninspiring centrism, and there were certainly people who declined to vote for her out of disgust with Biden’s unstinting support for Israel.
Noun
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Disciples of this extremist hatred are running for office and winning in select primaries.
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But to the man himself, comedy is—like life—first and foremost about hatred of death.
Noun
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His distaste for the wealthy is not an uncommon feeling in the country, his defense argued.
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In a September 2025 interview with Hollywood Authentic, Watson looked back on her career and her distaste for specific aspects of working in the entertainment industry that extended beyond acting on screen.
Noun
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Wingate weaves this historical horror with a modern-day mystery, illustrating the lasting trauma of children stolen for profit and the unbreakable bond of blood.
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Now, will Hollywood actually learn anything from the success of the low-budget horror flick?
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“Repugnance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repugnance. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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