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
In some corners of the internet, this commentary is being shared with curiosity; in others, with revulsion.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Reactions to the post ranged from morbid fascination to outright revulsion.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
Janet Nakakihara, 91, tells her Hiroshima bombing story in a flat, matter-of-fact voice, a restraint that forces her listener to fill in the emotional blanks, feeling terror and revulsion and anger as each detail warrants.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 7 Aug. 2025
The origin story of his revulsion involves a late-night infomercial for a stick blender.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 26 July 2025
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Reactions to the post ranged from morbid fascination to outright revulsion.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
Janet Nakakihara, 91, tells her Hiroshima bombing story in a flat, matter-of-fact voice, a restraint that forces her listener to fill in the emotional blanks, feeling terror and revulsion and anger as each detail warrants.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 7 Aug. 2025
The origin story of his revulsion involves a late-night infomercial for a stick blender.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 26 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revulsion
Noun
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At least one study has found, for example, that younger children will not recoil from rancid odors that provoke disgust in older children and adults, which suggests that these responses might be learned.—
Franklin Schneider,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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In Responses from Redditors ranged from disgust to nostalgia.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Foreign perpetrators have been linked to previous acts intended to incite hatred.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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The left is always, at all times and places, a violent phenomenon full of hatred.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Netflix struck gold with Wednesday, the supernatural horror-comedy centered on the sardonically morbid teenage daughter of the Addams Family.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Sep. 2025
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But a heart-wrenching 2016 case report of a boy in Oregon detailed the horrors of what the disease can look like.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Revulsion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revulsion. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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