repulsions

noun

plural of repulsion
as in hatreds
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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  1. horrors
  2. revulsions
Noun
  • Rebecca and Verity, which stars Johnson, are also about a new, naïve lover entering the home of a bad man with a wife hidden in his house of horrors.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Life goes on, in all its quirks and intimacies and frivolities, no matter what horrors might lurk on the horizon.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of horrors
Noun
  • The deepest reason for this near-universal futility is that most of us remain imprisoned by the delusions of the ego, suffering from alternating cravings and revulsions.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
Definition of revulsions
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“Repulsions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repulsions. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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