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
The move follows widespread public revulsion over the attacks in the UK.
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Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, voices on the left responded with revulsion.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Hollywood personalities, including some on the left, expressed revulsion at the killing.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 11 Sep. 2025
Barely any other media in recent times has given me an instant shock of glee or revulsion like this absurd anarcho-cartoon being stretched and squeezed to its most grotesque and wholesome clickbait limits.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 10 Sep. 2025
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Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, voices on the left responded with revulsion.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Hollywood personalities, including some on the left, expressed revulsion at the killing.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 11 Sep. 2025
Barely any other media in recent times has given me an instant shock of glee or revulsion like this absurd anarcho-cartoon being stretched and squeezed to its most grotesque and wholesome clickbait limits.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revulsion
Noun
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Tre’davious White, who was called for the second one that moved the ball to Buffalo’s 8, threw his helmet down in disgust while arguing and got an unsportsmanlike-conduct penalty.—
Rob Maaddi,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Jan. 2026
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While baseball fans everywhere else throw up their hands in disgust and flock to the NFL.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Someone that was so divisive and creating content that was purely based on hatred.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Jan. 2026
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In the same collections of letters and other writing that record his intense hatred, there are also plenty of tender comments about his homeland.—
Amir Ahmadi Arian,
The Dial,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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There are other quirky attractions here, too, like the Clown Motel, where horror enthusiasts can sleep among a collection of more than 6,500 clowns.—
Cailey Rizzo,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Jan. 2026
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Multiple passengers later said that either Ramseur or Allen were desperately trying to flee from Goetz, even trying to run through the walls of the train as if being pursued by a slasher in a horror movie.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Revulsion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revulsion. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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