revulsion
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aversion, disgust, distaste, horror, loathing, nausea, repugnance, repulsion
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That tension, between duty and revulsion, has the makings of good content. — Dylan Matthews, Vox, "The “why can’t we all just get along” theory of politics," 3 Dec. 2018 The truth is that Jimmy Carter was an accidental president swept narrowly into office by the country’s revulsion at the Watergate mess. — Edward Kosner, WSJ, "‘Camelot’s End’ Review: Unpopularity Contest," 25 Jan. 2019 In June this year, Microsoft staff penned an open letter imploring the company to end its contract with ICE due to widespread revulsion at ICE's family separation policy. — Peter Bright, Ars Technica, "Microsoft wins $480 million military contract to bring HoloLens to the battlefield," 29 Nov. 2018 Public revulsion toward democratic breaches is neither necessary nor sufficient to protect democracy. — German Feierherd, Washington Post, "A significant minority of Americans say they could support a military takeover of the U.S. government," 16 Feb. 2018 Mix in a rising revulsion with Instagram faux-perfection. — Robin Givhan, The Seattle Times, "Are designers trolling us with ‘ugly’ fashion — or is it us?," 6 Aug. 2018 Ultimately, when there’s unaccountable power in the United States, there’s a constitutional revulsion. — Casey Newton, The Verge, "Facebook has a growing morale problem," 15 Nov. 2018 But revulsion toward liberal governance in California is growing as its failures compound. — Allysia Finley, WSJ, "California Democrats Test the Limits of Anti-Trumpism," 19 Oct. 2018 But how to overcome the strong revulsion most Westerners feel upon encountering insects in their food? — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, "Forget the guilt trip: There’s a better way to get people to eat more bugs," 2 Oct. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'revulsion.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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