revulsion
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Several ads trafficked in revulsion as an attention-getter, none more so than this one for a body shaver featuring various clumps of removed body hair singing with their little hairy mouths.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2026
They were placed on remand until December 24 pending further investigations into the incident, which sparked widespread revulsion after the footage was shared on social media.
From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025
One man, Garfield, has chosen virtue; another, Conkling, has chosen corruption; the third, Guiteau, has no real choice in the matter but keeps an audience teetering between pity and revulsion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025
"Any decent person... will experience shock, revulsion and incredulity."
From BBC • Oct. 11, 2025
He drew back for a moment, in revulsion.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
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