Difference between Repel and Disgust

What is the difference between Repel and Disgust?

Repel as a verb is to put off while Disgust as a verb is to cause an intense dislike for something.

Repel

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to put off to force away (usually concerning magnets) to cause repulsion, cause dislike.

Disgust

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To cause an intense dislike for something.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An intense dislike or loathing someone feels for something bad or nasty.

Example sentence: Any newspaper, from the first line to the last, is nothing but a web of horrors, I cannot understand how an innocent hand can touch a newspaper without convulsing in disgust.

We hope you now know whether to use Repel or Disgust in your sentence.

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