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revulsion

ri vuhl shuhn

  • n  intense aversion

  • The immediate response to the cloned sheep Dolly's birth was a revulsion against the idea of using the same technique to clone human beings.
  • But when a transcript of that speech was leaked to the press over the weekend, it produced another outpouring of public revulsion.
  • Pity and envy are involved; desire and revulsion; fear and sometimes schadenfreude.
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  • Lenore Skomal: Rules change for dating game
    My girlfriend was recently matched up by a popular dating website with her perfect match her brother. Revulsion aside, it's kind of a genius match because they do have a lot in common, including parents.
    July 18, 2013 - Erie Times-News

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