revulsed
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of revulsed
1930–35; obsolete revulse (< Latin revulsus, or back formation from revulsion, etc.) + -ed 2
Example Sentences
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"The entire community is revulsed about it, so if they want to prove to the community, they want to prove to the government, then give these people up."
From BBC
Many of them served in the military and are revulsed by Hamas’ assault.
From Los Angeles Times
State Department spokesman Ned Price said he was “appalled and revulsed” by reports and images of a crackdown on protesters, in which Myanmar security forces killed at least 38 people on Wednesday.
From Reuters
He would be revulsed if he could see what has happened since.
From Washington Times
As she sits at her desk, a nook in the centre of her laboratory surrounded by 3-metre-high stacks of bone boxes, she is not revulsed by this practice.
From Nature
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