Meaning & use
visceral
Relating to deep inward feelings rather than reason; instinctive and emotionally intense.
See it in a sentence
She felt a visceral fear the moment the lights went out.
The horror film provoked a visceral reaction from the entire audience.
A note on using this word
Visceral originally referred to the body's internal organs, so it still carries a sense of a physical, gut-level reaction.
Words with a similar meaning
instinctivegut
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Words with an opposite meaning
rationaldetached
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