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a dislike so strong as to cause stomach upset or queasiness
we giggled at my father, who was overcome with repulsion when he realized he was eating octopus
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horrors
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More than a thousand miles away in New Delhi, Mohammad waits for his daughter, powerless to save her for a second time from the horrors faced by their community in Myanmar.—
Esha Mitra,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025 -
Hard Rock Stadium is a house of horrors for the Patriots dating back to their dynasty days.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Repulsions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repulsions. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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