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revulsion

[ri-vuhl-shuhn] / rɪˈvʌl ʃən /


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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

Perhaps the push-pull of the audience’s sympathy with and revulsion at Travis comes from the project’s profoundly personal origins for screenwriter Paul Schrader.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 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

"Any decent person... will experience shock, revulsion and incredulity."

From BBC • Oct. 11, 2025

But that revulsion got put away somewhere, and she studied us carefully, squinting in the setting sun.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro




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