revulsion
UK/ri'vʌlʃәn/US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
A strong feeling of disgust or loathing.
强烈的厌恶感，反感，憎恶
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedreagain, back
+
vulsroot
+
ionact, process, state
=revulsion
Common Collocations
- 1.feel revulsion感到厌恶
- 2.sense of revulsion厌恶感
- 3.revulsion at/toward对……感到憎恶
- 4.[wave of revulsion]一阵强烈的反感
Example Sentences
- 1.
She felt a wave of revulsion when she discovered the true extent of the corruption.
- 2.
The graphic images in the documentary filled the audience with revulsion.
- 3.
His revulsion at the cruelty he witnessed never faded, even decades later.