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
Brianna seems to swing between two moods: intense enthusiasm, intense repugnance.
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Joyce Carol Oates,
The New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2025
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
News of Donald Trump’s recent soiree at Mar-a-Lago with Nicholas Fuentes, a man whose repugnance stands in inverse relationship to his intellectual capacity, reminds us that the former and perhaps future president’s ability to attain new levels of notoriety remains impressively undimmed.
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Gerard Baker,
WSJ,
28 Nov. 2022
Police in the United States are not supposed to police ideology, and the repugnance of offensive speech, such as Nazi symbols or overtly racist rhetoric, is not relevant to whether it’s protected under the Constitution, said David Siegel, a professor at New England Law | Boston.
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Danny McDonald,
BostonGlobe.com,
10 Aug. 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
Joyce Carol Oates,
The New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2025
In fact, the retort could lead people to dangerously belittle the scourge and repugnance of real anti-Semitism.
—
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
News of Donald Trump’s recent soiree at Mar-a-Lago with Nicholas Fuentes, a man whose repugnance stands in inverse relationship to his intellectual capacity, reminds us that the former and perhaps future president’s ability to attain new levels of notoriety remains impressively undimmed.
—
Gerard Baker,
WSJ,
28 Nov. 2022
Police in the United States are not supposed to police ideology, and the repugnance of offensive speech, such as Nazi symbols or overtly racist rhetoric, is not relevant to whether it’s protected under the Constitution, said David Siegel, a professor at New England Law | Boston.
—
Danny McDonald,
BostonGlobe.com,
10 Aug. 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 Waste Land’s overarching theme was the disillusionment and disgust of the period after World War I (1914–18).
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When a father in an England jersey led his young sons toward the concourse, one lingered behind long enough to see Croatia’s Martin Baturina score in the 36th minute, after which the youngster registered his disgust.
Noun
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Police investigations showed that the pair are suspected of displaying seditious items and selling publications with seditious content inside the shop, including materials inciting hatred against the city's government, the judiciary and law enforcement agencies, the government said.
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Not drinking seemed to me synonymous with a hatred of pleasure, a fascist quest for purity.
Noun
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In certain instances, fans aren’t alone in their distaste for a show’s finale.
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Many users expressed a distaste for the administration's post about the incident.
Noun
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Last year, voters showed a growing acceptance of the horror genre by awarding Oscars to Sinners and Weapons.
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This was to be a video game for horror fans, rather than targeted at people who were already inclined to seek out digital games.
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