Revulsion

Violent, physical recoil from something foul.

Family Disgust
Valence strongly negative
Arousal moderate activation
Intensity Intense
Opposite Attraction

Violent, physical recoil from something foul. The body holds this signal first, often before the mind has named what is happening.

Where revulsion lives in the body

Face
Strong heat or tension
Strong
Stomach
Strong tightening or hollow
Strong
Throat
Strong constriction
Strong
Chest
A faint pull
Quiet

Related emotions

A note on this entry: The data on this page (definition, body sensations, valence, arousal, related emotions) reflects a structured reference for revulsion. A full long-form entry is being added gradually. If you have research, a translation, or a body-mapping correction to suggest, please get in touch.