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Meanings of revulsion in English

Portuguese
aversão
Catalan
horror
Spanish
horror

Intense aversion.

aversão
Usage of revulsion in English
1
His revulsion was so great, he simply could not deal with it.
The kiss
2
The revulsion of feeling in the crew of the Talisman was overpowering.
Gascoyne, The Sandal-Wood Trader: A Tale of the Pacific
3
I hope the road to revulsion continues to separate rendering and rending.
Wired
4
Thinking back now to that time, Lin no longer shuddered with revulsion.
Perdido Street Station
5
You could see a vague revulsion in the people surrounding the creature.
Ten From Infinity
6
All at once a revulsion took place in the breast of Helen.
Helen and Arthur; or, Miss Thusa's Spinning Wheel
7
There was instantly a tremendous revulsion of popular feeling in the country.
My Memories of Eighty Years
8
The revulsion accentuated her enjoyment of the picturesque aspects of the scene.
The Leopard Woman
9
The revulsion of feeling was too much for her; she had fainted.
Lewie; Or, The Bended Twig
10
How strange the revulsion of feeling in a few moments of time.
Scenes in Switzerland
11
Either might have provided the mixture of exhilaration and revulsion she needs.
The Irish Times
12
Not that there was anything strange in the violent revulsion of feeling.
Across the Zodiac / The Story of a Wrecked Record
13
In the revulsion I grew angry, and my anger heartened me wonderfully.
Salute to Adventurers
14
I fought the revulsion inside me, and forced myself to look again.
The sailcloth shroud
15
He took back his hand in revulsion of it being placed there.
Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America
16
The attack caused widespread revulsion here in Pakistan and around the world.
The Guardian
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Translations for revulsion
Spanish
horror
Revulsion through the time
Revulsion across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common