as in disgust
a dislike so strong as to cause stomach upset or queasiness
we giggled at my father, who was overcome with repulsion when he realized he was eating octopus
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Recent Examples of repulsion
Part of the reason is due to its incredible weakness; the gravitational attraction between two electrons is more than forty orders of magnitude smaller than the electrostatic repulsion between two electrons.
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Big Think, 6 May 2026
Apple’s songs invite us back to the euphoria of attraction and the nausea of repulsion.
—New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
In one sad scene, Floyd and Carol begin to make love, only for Carol to pull away in repulsion.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
Anger, fear, and repulsion are so often compelled by objects of desire.
—Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026
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Big Think, 6 May 2026
Apple’s songs invite us back to the euphoria of attraction and the nausea of repulsion.
—New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
In one sad scene, Floyd and Carol begin to make love, only for Carol to pull away in repulsion.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
Anger, fear, and repulsion are so often compelled by objects of desire.
—Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for repulsion
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repulsion
Noun
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Han and his wife stare at me, disgust written all over their faces.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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The episode met with an enthusiastic response from the Taormina audience with squeals of disgust when Aemond seemingly leans into kiss his mother on the lips; as well as cheers, shocked screams and collective gasps as characters fought to the death, sometimes triumphing and sometimes not.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
10 June 2026
Noun
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His sophisticated taste and hatred for carbs always brought a little humor to the job.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 June 2026
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The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer, has called for calm, but several far-right personalities in Great Britain and the United States—including Elon Musk—have used the attack to foment hatred against immigrants.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Shelley’s famous Gothic horror novel was born out of those sessions.—
Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
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Mostly, the show is an eccentric yet seamless mix of black humor and horror, with Wyck trying to convince Loftis that the island’s curses are real.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
16 June 2026
Noun
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Some symptoms of diphenhydramine poisoning include drowsiness, agitation, fast heart rate, nausea, vomiting, hallucinations, seizures, dangerous heart rhythm and loss of consciousness.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
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Symptoms include muscle cramps, extreme fatigue, impaired performance, headache, irritability, nausea, dizziness, cramping and dehydration.—
Dorany Pineda,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
Noun
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In certain instances, fans aren’t alone in their distaste for a show’s finale.—
Brianna Zigler,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 June 2026
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Many users expressed a distaste for the administration's post about the incident.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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“Repulsion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repulsion. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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