revulsion
noun [U] /rɪˈvʌl.ʃən/Definition
› 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 verbFeelings of dislike and hatred
(Definition of revulsion noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- abhorrence noun
- abomination noun
- anathema noun
- animosity noun
- antagonism noun
- anti-Semitism noun
- disfavour noun
- disgust noun
- dislike noun
- distaste noun
- enmity noun
- hostility noun (UNFRIENDLINESS)
- ill will noun
- loathing noun
- misandry noun
- misanthrope noun
- misogynist noun
- repulsion noun (DISLIKE)
- virulence noun
- vitriol noun
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