revulsion

/ri'vʌlʃn/

Thân thiện

She felt a sudden revulsion at the sight of the spoiled food.

Definition

Noun: 1. A sudden, intense, and often physical feeling of disgust or loathing: A strong reaction of repugnance or horror that can cause a physical sensation, such as nausea or a desire to pull away. 2. A sudden and complete change of feeling or opinion, often toward rejection: A dramatic shift from one state (e.g., acceptance, admiration) to its opposite (e.g., rejection, disgust).

Examples of Usage

• Showing intense disgust:
  • She felt a wave of revulsion at the sight of the decaying food.
  • His cruelty filled me with utter revulsion.
• Showing a sudden change of feeling:
  • There was a public revulsion against the government's harsh policies.
  • The scandal caused a revulsion of popular opinion.

Advanced Usage

• "to feel revulsion toward/against/at": To experience a strong feeling of disgust directed at something.
  • Many feel a deep revulsion toward acts of violence.
• "in revulsion": As a reaction of disgust.
  • He turned away in revulsion.

Variants and Related Words

• Revulsive (adjective, rare): Causing revulsion.
  • The revulsive nature of the images made them hard to watch.

Synonyms

• Disgust: A feeling of revulsion or profound disapproval.
• Repugnance: Intense disgust.
• Abhorrence: A feeling of extreme loathing or hatred.
• Aversion: A strong dislike or disinclination.
• Loathing: A feeling of intense dislike or disgust.

Antonyms

• Attraction
• Desire
• Fondness
• Admiration

Related Idioms and Phrases

• A sense/feeling of revulsion: The experience of revulsion.
  • A sense of revulsion swept over the crowd.

Học thuật

Noun

1. intense aversion

Từ đồng nghĩa

• repugnance
• repulsion
• horror