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revulsion
/ɹɪˈvʌlʃən/
noun 5
Collocations
13(noun.)
ADJ
deep, utter
widespread
The scandal triggered widespread revulsion among voters who felt deeply betrayed by the politician.
instinctive
VERB + REVULSION
be filled with, feel | cause | express | conceal
PREP
in/with ~
She felt a wave of revulsion at the sight of the rotting food in the abandoned house.
~ against
Many people felt a strong revulsion against the cruel treatment of animals in the factory.
~ at
She felt a sudden revulsion at the sight of the moldy food in the refrigerator.
~ for
She felt a deep revulsion for the way he treated animals so cruelly.
~ towards
Many people develop a strong revulsion towards the smell of rotting food.
PHRASES
a feeling/sense of revulsion
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