yuck factor

plural yuck factors

1. informaluncountableusuallyA disgusting part of the nature of something; the facet or tendency (of a thing, idea, etc) that produces a reaction of repugnance or distaste.

   Recycled sewer water is opposed by many sanitation agencies due to the yuck factor.

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   2006, R.T. Kendall, Out of Your Comfort Zone: Is Your God Too Nice? The thesis of this chapter is that God uses “yuck factors” to promote His glory.

   The “yuck factor” is a deeply ingrained psychological thing.

   2011, Charles Fishman, The Big Thirst: The Secret Life and Turbulent Future of Water, page 145

   But it is just as important not to let the yuck factor foreclose a deeper understanding of what deviant globalization is all about.

   2011, Nils Gilman, Steven Weber, Jesse Goldhammer, Deviant Globalization, page 14

   Synonyms: ick factor