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
Even among former supporters of the government, a widening revulsion at the bloodshed was giving way to an urgent sense that something had to change.
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Alex Shams, Time, 14 Mar. 2026
Widespread revulsion at the assassination led to a crackdown on the Red Brigades and the beginning of the end of the group’s influence.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 16 Feb. 2026
Manscaped’s ‘Hair Ballad’ Several ads trafficked in revulsion as an attention-getter, none more so than this one for a body shaver featuring various clumps of removed body hair singing with their little hairy mouths.
—Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
This was true even before ICE and Border Patrol agents shot and killed two protesters in Minnesota in the past two weeks, violence that has provoked widespread revulsion.
—Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 29 Jan. 2026
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Alex Shams, Time, 14 Mar. 2026
Widespread revulsion at the assassination led to a crackdown on the Red Brigades and the beginning of the end of the group’s influence.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 16 Feb. 2026
Manscaped’s ‘Hair Ballad’ Several ads trafficked in revulsion as an attention-getter, none more so than this one for a body shaver featuring various clumps of removed body hair singing with their little hairy mouths.
—Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
This was true even before ICE and Border Patrol agents shot and killed two protesters in Minnesota in the past two weeks, violence that has provoked widespread revulsion.
—Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for revulsion
Noun
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Then the scene’s perspective shifts, and Amadeus reveals that Salieri’s look of disgust is not for his younger rival but for the figure of Jesus Christ hanging on a cross above the sanctuary.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
11 May 2026
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It was filled with snark, disgust, vitriol and probably some truth.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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The Soros’ announcement did not say how the foundations will define antisemitism — a point of contention on college campuses and in state legislatures where debates have raged over whether criticism of Israel amounts to hatred of Jewish people.—
James Pollard,
Fortune,
13 May 2026
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The movie thus offers a complaint about the end results of Putinism, not about the ideas—the emotions, the enthusiasms, the resentments, the hatreds—that brought it about.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
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In the exhibition, surrounded by 100 of them, hung on white cloth in a grid, the horror of the conflict is irrefutable.—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
12 May 2026
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Still, there’s plenty to look forward to, including new films from Pedro Almodóvar, Asghar Farhadi, and Hirokazu Kore-eda, as well as an Ira Sachs musical starring Rami Malek, a crime drama from James Gray, and a sapphic horror film from Jane Schoenbrun.—
Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
12 May 2026
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“Revulsion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/revulsion. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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