as in disgust
a dislike so strong as to cause stomach upset or queasiness
we giggled at my father, who was overcome with repulsion when he realized he was eating octopus
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Recent Examples of repulsion
Religion is like a magnet, with one pole for attraction and the other for repulsion.
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Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Despite the title, Chihaya’s memoir doesn’t argue that books are worthy of repulsion.
—Kristen Martin, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2025
Milk symbolizes innocence and purity, and the adult who continues to indulge in it — nay, cling to it — long after their loss of innocence provokes light repulsion, confusion, and fascination in the observer.
—Allison P. Davis, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
Despite its promise, fusion requires extremely high temperatures and pressure to overcome the natural repulsion between atomic nuclei, a challenge that has taken decades of research to address.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Despite the title, Chihaya’s memoir doesn’t argue that books are worthy of repulsion.
—Kristen Martin, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2025
Milk symbolizes innocence and purity, and the adult who continues to indulge in it — nay, cling to it — long after their loss of innocence provokes light repulsion, confusion, and fascination in the observer.
—Allison P. Davis, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
Despite its promise, fusion requires extremely high temperatures and pressure to overcome the natural repulsion between atomic nuclei, a challenge that has taken decades of research to address.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repulsion
Noun
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His mood wavers between disgust and disdain, and his people skills were not improved by nearly dying in an ambush that left one policeman dead and Morck’s partner, Detective Sergeant Hardy (Jamie Sives), in a wheelchair.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
29 May 2025
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In fact, research has found that some animal species may indeed use wit to strengthen their bonds in the same way that many have the capacity for love, fear, sorrow, guilt, anger, shame, disgust and empathy – and that primates smile and some rats can giggle.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
Noun
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No more tolerance of hatred, no more mercy for criminals.—
Sarah Beth Hensley,
ABC News,
28 May 2025
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Antisemitism, hatred and terrorism must be stopped, lest our civilization fall into the abyss.—
Diane Gensler,
Baltimore Sun,
26 May 2025
Noun
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Signature Entertainment has acquired the U.K. and Irish rights to horror film Eye for an Eye from HanWay Films, The Hollywood Reporter can exclusively reveal.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
23 May 2025
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In a classic horror premise (a school dance in the ’80s, no less), a killer is picking off Shadyside High’s prom-queen candidates one by one.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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Very large doses of magnesium can cause magnesium toxicity, leading to serious side effects like low blood pressure, depression, muscle weakness, nausea, vomiting, irregular heartbeat, and cardiac arrest.—
Ashley Wong,
Health,
27 May 2025
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The administration says symptoms of the virus could include diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, or fever after eating affected oysters.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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President Donald Trump is once again letting his distaste for Bruce Springsteen be known after the musician slammed him and his administration during two recent concerts.—
Anna Chan,
Billboard,
21 May 2025
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One person, however, showed his distaste toward Mangione by bringing an electric chair with a skeleton, depicted as Mangione, sitting on it.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Repulsion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repulsion. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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