Allergy
Allergy noun - A strong feeling of not liking or approving.
Usage example: independent-minded people who seem to have an allergy to any control from the government
Repulsion
Repulsion noun - A dislike so strong as to cause stomach upset or queasiness.
Usage example: we giggled at my father, who was overcome with repulsion when he realized he was eating octopus
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- hostility and allergy
- hostility and repulsion
- opposition and allergy
- opposition and repulsion
- antagonism and allergy
- antagonism and repulsion
- loathing and allergy
- loathing and repulsion
- abhorrence and allergy
- abhorrence and repulsion
- abomination and allergy
- abomination and repulsion
- nausea and allergy
- nausea and repulsion
How words are described
| extreme | extreme allergy | extreme repulsion |
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Repulsion and Allergy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/allergy/repulsion
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