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
These often-intricate performances of attraction and repulsion—in which pincers and antennae play prominent roles—can last hours, and the mating itself as long as 20 hours, at least for one Papua New Guinea species, Tagalina papua.
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Tim Vernimmen, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
But whether your takeaway is repulsion or affection or newfound understanding or the desire to seek out an Instagram-free existence in the wilderness, Social Studies will stick with you.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2024
The two share a dance of desire and repulsion for nearly three hours as Lee wrestles with drug addiction and heroin withdrawal, and eventually brings Gene along on a wild goose chase through South America to seek out yagé, more commonly known as ayahuasca.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 12 Sep. 2024
Not to mention friction, drag and heat, as the train effectively floats in the air, touching nothing at all, powered and levitated by magnetic repulsion.
—New Atlas, 9 Aug. 2024
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Tim Vernimmen, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
But whether your takeaway is repulsion or affection or newfound understanding or the desire to seek out an Instagram-free existence in the wilderness, Social Studies will stick with you.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2024
The two share a dance of desire and repulsion for nearly three hours as Lee wrestles with drug addiction and heroin withdrawal, and eventually brings Gene along on a wild goose chase through South America to seek out yagé, more commonly known as ayahuasca.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 12 Sep. 2024
Not to mention friction, drag and heat, as the train effectively floats in the air, touching nothing at all, powered and levitated by magnetic repulsion.
—New Atlas, 9 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repulsion
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My read is that Corbet is pointedly leading the viewer to pore over the specifics of Tóth’s fate: Although the director’s disgust for the hollowness of the institution that Tóth tries, and ultimately fails, to navigate is thuddingly clear, what happens next to the character is more oblique.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
10 Jan. 2025
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From celebrities to plutocrats like Elon Musk, there’s more disgust with the elite than ever.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
31 Dec. 2024
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To understand why Germans at different levels of society backed Hitler, scholars often cite people’s deep commitment to Nazi ideology; the hatred of Jews, homosexuals, Romani, or Communists; or sheer psychopathic sadism.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Jan. 2025
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Platforms originally designed to connect people and foster communities are being weaponized to spread hatred and violence.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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The series, which stars Kaitlyn Dever, is slick and stylized, and illuminates the depravity of its scammer story as well as the horrors young women face in the health care system.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA TODAY,
9 Jan. 2025
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Overwhelmed by the horrors of war, Frankie experiences the bonds and betrayals of combat.—
Ashlee Conour,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2025
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She was sent back to the recovery center housing her with pain and nausea medications.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
15 Jan. 2025
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There might be even side effects of eating your placenta, including nausea and hot flashes.—
Christina Montoya Fiedler,
Parents,
14 Jan. 2025
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This could reveal distaste in your social circle, as well as a lack of desire toward your aspirations and larger-than-life goals for the world.—
Roya Backlund,
StyleCaster,
23 Dec. 2024
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It’s been a matter of public record for a while now that Depp manipulated the truth and weaponized the public’s distaste for complicated, independent women in order to win his 2022 defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard, painting her as abusive and unstable.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
21 Dec. 2024
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“Repulsion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repulsion. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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