Used in a Sentence

revulsion

How to use revulsion in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for revulsion.

Editorial note

No. My co-founder is a woman and she had the same reaction of revulsion as I did from hearing this news.

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Quick take

intense aversion

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of revulsion gathered in one view.

noun

intense aversion

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for revulsion.

Example sentences

1

No. My co-founder is a woman and she had the same reaction of revulsion as I did from hearing this news.

2

Every language has its place and I don't see how this particular choice is cause for such revulsion.

3

Perhaps it was the men who felt less revulsion because they had less pride in their own powers, and were therefore more tractable.

4

Evidently, it inspires revulsion only if one is acquainted with more satisfying modes of work.

5

It's different, and I had some initial revulsion, but once you get over it, it can be one of the most pleasant desktop experiences you've ever had.

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These are, after all, very natural expressions of revulsion and disgust for people not like ourselves, and we cannot be faulted for our instincts.

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Though you may not share that sense of moral revulsion, please be aware that it reflects an instinct that you and any kids you may have will ultimately benefit from.

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Here's a question to which most people experience revulsion, but must be thought of and answered honestly:Why not give everyone the same bonus based on company performance?

9

A right-wing party in the UK could not even begin to use any of the ideas or rhetoric of the republican party - they'd be widespread revulsion.

10

Women don't want to date you, parents always asking when are you getting a job, you have to put up with the revulsion at parties when you have to admit you are not drawing a salary...

11

My initial reaction to this blog post was basically revulsion on a gut level, but the more I think about it, the more my revulsion becomes justified on a rational level.

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If we bear in mind that evil is in the eye of the beholder, then Chomsky--an American, an Israelite, a millionaire--is instantly unmasked in all of his self-revulsion.

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Women don't want to date you, parents always asking when are you getting a job, you have to put up with the revulsion at parties when you have to admit you are not drawing a salary...I think you might be hanging around the wrong people...

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I don't think I've ever gagged quite like that while reading a technical article describing a "neat hack".At first I'm thinking, oh, I wonder how they convinced Apple to let them use some private APIs, and then... curiosity turns to revulsion as soon as I saw that proxy diagram.

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Do I even need to mention the "geek girl" bullshit?The problem has quickly become that this revulsion has also played into the jock-centric bullying of anyone who dares to be different--"my football coach won't let me grow my hair long so now let me go punch that faggot with the plastic frames" sort of crap.

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I think the "creepy" factor of the images is probably due to the "uncanny valley"... Pixar fought this effect when they were first rendering humans"The uncanny valley is a hypothesis in the field of robotics and 3D computer animation, which holds that when human replicas look and act almost, but not perfectly, like actual human beings, it causes a response of revulsion among human observers.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use revulsion in a sentence?

No. My co-founder is a woman and she had the same reaction of revulsion as I did from hearing this news.

What does revulsion mean?

intense aversion

What part of speech is revulsion?

revulsion is commonly used as noun.