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
It is also being met with outsize revulsion by many voters.
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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
The origin story of his revulsion involves a late-night infomercial for a stick blender.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
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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
The origin story of his revulsion involves a late-night infomercial for a stick blender.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revulsion
Noun
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Take his infamous moment of chopping down his golf bag in disgust at TPC Scottsdale Stadium Course.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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Within the first half hour of a record-breaking 100-minute speech, Democratic lawmakers began to stream out of the chamber in disgust with Trump’s constant blaming of former President Joe Biden for all that came before.—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Democrats, blinded by their hatred of him, have ignored this.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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Debra Messing, who has produced a new documentary on (horseshoe-theory) antisemitism called October 8, has been one of Hollywood’s few intensely admirable exceptions, calling out anti-Jewish hatred with a fierce constancy over the past 16 months.—
Steven Zeitchik,
The Hollywood Reporter,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The video for the single captures the singer literally running away from the horrors hiding beneath the surface February 28, 2025 The new Lizzo era is here.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
28 Feb. 2025
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People need to continue to show up to town halls and political events to express their dismay and horror at the prospect of Trump and Musk demolishing social safety nets and health, safety, and economic regulation.—
Leah Litman,
TIME,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Revulsion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revulsion. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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