repugnance
noun [ U ] formal uk/rɪˈpʌɡ.nəns/ us/rɪˈpʌɡ.nəns/
厌恶，抵触，强烈的反感
a feeling of disgust caused by behaviour or beliefs, etc. which are very unpleasant
The thought of eating meat fills me with repugnance. 一想到要吃肉，我就感到厌恶。
Overcoming his physical repugnance, he reached out to touch the wound. 他克服了身体上的厌恶感，伸出手去触摸伤口。
See: repugnant
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- I felt utter repugnance toward him.
- I tried to overcome my natural repugnance.
- the moral repugnance provoked by the idea of keeping animals in enclosures