revulsion

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Several ads trafficked in revulsion as an attention-getter, none more so than this one for a body shaver featuring various clumps of removed body hair singing with their little hairy mouths.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2026

They were placed on remand until December 24 pending further investigations into the incident, which sparked widespread revulsion after the footage was shared on social media.

From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025

It’s such a humble invitation, almost an afterthought, and yet it’s the first time anyone in the story has offered The Creature anything without fear or revulsion.

From Salon • Nov. 16, 2025

More a conscious repining at their existence, mixed with revulsion at the thought that she occasionally had to share space with them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

Reyna stared with a mixture of horror and revulsion.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan