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Definition of revulsion noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

revulsion

noun

NAmE//rɪˈvʌlʃn//

[uncountable, singular] revulsion (at/against/from something) (formal)

a strong feeling of disgust or horror synonym repugnance She felt a deep sense of revulsion at the violence. I started to feel a revulsion against their decadent lifestyle. Most people viewed the bombings with revulsion. see revolt

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