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
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Examples of revulsion in a Sentence
She was struck with revulsion at the sight of the dead animal.
a growing revulsion to war
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In episode six, the last one before the next batch of Love Is Blind becomes available next week, her annoyance and frankly, revulsion, with her new fiancé becomes more and more palpable.
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Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2024
Her germ phobia may have infected Simone with her lifelong revulsion at bodily contact.
—Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
Watching these scenes produces revulsion, not delight, but the action still stops periodically to revel in the sensation.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2024
Driving a Lamborghini allows one to experience, and delight in, novel forms of human loathing, ones tinged with exhilaration, avarice, and revulsion—the latter of which may be, but isn’t, the English translation of revuelto.
—Brett Berk, Architectural Digest, 30 July 2024
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Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2024
Her germ phobia may have infected Simone with her lifelong revulsion at bodily contact.
—Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
Watching these scenes produces revulsion, not delight, but the action still stops periodically to revel in the sensation.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2024
Driving a Lamborghini allows one to experience, and delight in, novel forms of human loathing, ones tinged with exhilaration, avarice, and revulsion—the latter of which may be, but isn’t, the English translation of revuelto.
—Brett Berk, Architectural Digest, 30 July 2024
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“Revulsion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revulsion. Accessed 30 Nov. 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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