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revulsive

[ri-vuhl-siv] / rɪˈvʌl sɪv /


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His pre-emptive legal action strongly denied her allegations, labelling them "revulsive and untrue".

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2024

Huxley's original story is both inspired by and a revulsive reaction to the society-wide fascination with science and the technological advancement ramping up between the two World Wars.

From Salon • Jul. 15, 2020

This is the only really revulsive show that has opened this season, pretending to a depth and insight that it totally lacks.

From Time Magazine Archive

Adj. reverting &c. v.; regressive, revulsive, reactionary; retrorse†.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark

The first feeling of Penthesilea, when disillusioned, is of revulsive anger at a kind of betrayal.

From Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies by Goepp, Philip H.