revulsion
noun
re·vul·sion
ri-ˈvəl-shən 
1
: a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal
2
a
: a sudden or strong reaction or change
b
: a sense of utter distaste or repugnance
Synonyms
Examples of revulsion in a Sentence
She was struck with revulsion at the sight of the dead animal.
a growing revulsion to war
Recent Examples on the Web
Treated that way, Nolan’s August is a more compelling character than a précis might suggest, and McCalla makes Marlena’s devotion to him as palpable and powerful as her revulsion.
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Jesse Green, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
The tone of the film is coloured by the revulsion of a filmmaker recoiling from his subject.
—Hazlitt, 6 Mar. 2024
There was no public announcement, but the new deals were unearthed by a Google employee who had quit in revulsion.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Jan. 2024
The first, natural reaction to such an attack is revulsion, accompanied by a desire for revenge and exemplary punishment.
—Shivshankar Menon, Foreign Affairs, 16 Nov. 2023
Several Democratic voters said their revulsion with the state of American politics was rooted in Mr. Trump’s brand of angry grievance and the election lies that stoked the Jan. 6 rioters.
—Alan Blinder, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2023
But many felt revulsion at the public coziness between the college and the former president.
—Danny Hakim, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2024
The Houthi attacks have buoyed the reputation of the militant movement at home in Yemen and around the Middle East, amid widespread revulsion at Israel’s offensive, which has killed nearly 22,000 Palestinians in Gaza, according to the health ministry there.
—Evan Halper, Washington Post, 31 Dec. 2023
But Hikawa’s work defies that impulse, making the toilet an intentional object of fascination and maybe even a little revulsion.
—Nora Taylor, Curbed, 2 Jan. 2024
Jesse Green, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
The tone of the film is coloured by the revulsion of a filmmaker recoiling from his subject.
—Hazlitt, 6 Mar. 2024
There was no public announcement, but the new deals were unearthed by a Google employee who had quit in revulsion.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Jan. 2024
The first, natural reaction to such an attack is revulsion, accompanied by a desire for revenge and exemplary punishment.
—Shivshankar Menon, Foreign Affairs, 16 Nov. 2023
Several Democratic voters said their revulsion with the state of American politics was rooted in Mr. Trump’s brand of angry grievance and the election lies that stoked the Jan. 6 rioters.
—Alan Blinder, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2023
But many felt revulsion at the public coziness between the college and the former president.
—Danny Hakim, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2024
The Houthi attacks have buoyed the reputation of the militant movement at home in Yemen and around the Middle East, amid widespread revulsion at Israel’s offensive, which has killed nearly 22,000 Palestinians in Gaza, according to the health ministry there.
—Evan Halper, Washington Post, 31 Dec. 2023
But Hikawa’s work defies that impulse, making the toilet an intentional object of fascination and maybe even a little revulsion.
—Nora Taylor, Curbed, 2 Jan. 2024
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revulsion
noun
re·vul·sion
ri-ˈvəl-shən
1
: a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal
2
a
: a sudden or strong reaction or change
b
: a sense of complete dislike
Medical Definition
revulsion
noun
re·vul·sion
ri-ˈvəl-shən
: alleviation of a localized disease by treatment (as with counterirritants) of an adjacent region
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