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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