May 15, 2011 21:01
13 yrs ago
English term
visceral
English
Social Sciences
Media / Multimedia
"Ethical thought is therefore attuned to the occasional visceral moments with television. Of the moments that move us: the disgust of the houses in How clean is your house? or the quite disarming feeling of discomfort when watching Honey, we're killing the kids."
I know that 'visceral' means 'instinctive' or 'intuitive' but what about this context?
I know that 'visceral' means 'instinctive' or 'intuitive' but what about this context?
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| 5 +8 | Visceral |
Liz Dexter (was Broomfield)
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Liz Dexter (was Broomfield)
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
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English
Works in field
United Kingdom
Proofreading, editing & localisation
Native in: English (Variants: Canadian, New Zealand, British, UK, US, Australian)
Works in: English
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Visceral
Visceral is fine in this context - it refers to gut-wrenchingly (literally - visceral means guts, intestines) squeamish moments, that initiate disgust and horror in the viewer (maggots in dirty houses, etc.)
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Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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