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revulsion

/rɪˈvʌlʃn/noun

उच्चारण रिवल्शन

घृणा, जुगुप्सा

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    [U, sing.] ~ (at/against/from sth)

    a strong feeling of disgust or horror

    घृणा, जुगुप्सा

    • She turned away in revulsion.
    • He felt revulsion at the sight of the dirty kitchen.
    • The cruel images filled the audience with revulsion.
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    • He felt a wave of revulsion at the sight of the dirty plate.
    • Her revulsion at lies made her avoid dishonest people.

    Synonyms disgust repugnance abhorrence loathing aversion

    Opposite delight pleasure attraction liking

◇Word family
revolt verbrevolting adj.
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?Which word?

Keep the disgust words in order of strength: dislike, distaste, aversion, disgust, revulsion, abhorrence, loathing.

घृणा के शब्द तीव्रता के क्रम में याद रखिए: dislike, distaste, aversion, disgust, revulsion, abhorrence, loathing।

§Grammar and usage

Revulsion at sth ('revulsion at the cruelty').

'Revulsion at sth' का अर्थ है किसी बात को देखकर गहरी घृणा या नफ़रत महसूस होना, जैसे 'revulsion at the cruelty' यानी क्रूरता देखकर घृणा। यहाँ preposition 'at' आता है।

The adjective revolting means extremely unpleasant ('a revolting smell').

Adjective revolting का अर्थ अत्यंत अप्रिय है ('a revolting smell')।