revulsionnoun [ U ]
uk/rɪˈvʌl.ʃən/us/rɪˈvʌl.ʃən/a strong, often sudden, feeling that something is extremely unpleasant:
I turned away in revulsion when they showed a close-up of the operation.
She looked at him with revulsion.
He expressed his revulsion at/against/towards the whale hunting.
See also
revolt
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Feelings of dislike and hatred
- abhorrence
- abomination
- anathema
- animosity
- animus
- disdain
- disfavour
- disgust
- dislike
- distaste
- hatred
- ill will
- loathing
- misandry
- misanthrope
- repulsion
- sore point
- technophobe
- virulence
- vitriol
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