repugnance
Example Sentences
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Senate, has managed, however unintentionally, to make moral repugnance his chief point of salability.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Regarding Ashley Madison the repugnance refers to the fallout from the hack, not the site's merchandising of adultery.
From Salon • Jul. 12, 2023
Beyond its obvious repugnance in moral terms, Abe’s murder challenges us to consider what implications his sudden loss might have for the political future, in Japan and globally.
From Washington Post • Jul. 13, 2022
“Disgust necessarily involves particular thoughts, characteristically very intrusive and unriddable thoughts about the repugnance of that which is its object.”
From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2021
Amaranta could not conceal the repugnance that she felt at the table because of his bestial belching.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Vocabulary lists containing repugnance
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