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REVULSION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does revulsion mean?
• REVULSION (noun)
The noun REVULSION has 1 sense:
1. intense aversion
Familiarity information: REVULSION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Intense aversion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Synonyms:
horror; repugnance; repulsion; revulsion
Hypernyms ("revulsion" is a kind of...):
disgust (strong feelings of dislike)
Context examples
A revulsion of feeling came over me.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
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