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The gut's veto, cast before the brain even reaches the podium.
means A strong feeling of disgust or aversion toward something, often so intense it feels like outright resistance.
from From Latin repugnare — 're-' (against) plus 'pugnare' (to fight, from pugnus, 'fist') — literally 'to fight back against.' The word originally described open conflict or opposition between ideas or forces, before it narrowed to the inner skirmish of revulsion: your gut throwing punches before your reason even laces up its gloves.
- etymology
- Latin repugnare, to fight back
- moral role
- Often cited as evidence, rarely as proof
- bioethics term
- The wisdom of repugnance, coined by Leon Kass
- fades fast
- Yesterday's disgust is today's IVF