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revulsion
[ ri-vuhl-shuhn ]
noun
- a strong feeling of repugnance, distaste, or dislike:
Cruelty fills me with revulsion.
Synonyms: , , ,
- a sudden and violent change of feeling or response in sentiment, taste, etc.
- the act of drawing something back or away.
- the fact of being so drawn.
- Medicine/Medical. the diminution of morbid action in one part of the body by irritation in another.
revulsion
/ °ùɪˈ±¹ÊŒ±ôʃə²Ô /
noun
- a sudden and unpleasant violent reaction in feeling, esp one of extreme loathing
- the act or an instance of drawing back or recoiling from something
- obsolete.the diversion of disease or congestion from one part of the body to another by cupping, counterirritants, etc
Derived Forms
- °ù±ðˈ±¹³Ü±ô²õ¾±´Ç²Ô²¹°ù²â, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- °ù±ð·±¹³Ü±ôs¾±´Ç²Ô·²¹°ùy adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of revulsion1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of revulsion1
Example Sentences
The far-right politician inspired such revulsion from the majority that parties across the political spectrum called on their supporters to back President Jacques Chirac for a second term.
But our lawsuit makes a clear case for the moral revulsion that so many Americans feel about the culpability of the U.S. government.
"I think there is a very clear revulsion at the idea that someone banned from working with children could hold public office," she said.
Hegseth’s appointment dovetails with the incoming administration’s revulsion against law and order within its own ranks, effectively ensuring, in the years to come, that the military will rot from the inside.
But his victory was also something else: a popular revulsion toward elites, a repudiation of government, a vote to smash all institutions.
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