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revulsion
Meaning: a sudden or intense feeling of disgust
revulsion in a sentence
How revulsion is used in real sentences:
She felt revulsion when she discovered how the prisoners had been treated.
The witness recoiled in revulsion from the scene of deliberate cruelty.
“At the signing table, the solicitor uncapped a pen, and Mara felt revulsion at the thought of accepting comfort purchased through concealed suffering.”
— from the passage The Refusal at Ashdown
Synonyms for revulsion
Other words for revulsion — disgust, loathing and repugnance — carry the same meaning.
- disgust
- loathing
- repugnance
Antonyms of revulsion
Words that mean the opposite of revulsion:
- attraction
- delight
- fondness
Where it comes from
From Latin revellere, meaning 'to pull away.'
Memory hook
REVULSION sounds like REPULSION: disgust makes you pull away.