This is the 4484th most frequent Japanese word.
嫌悪
Hatred, disgust, or aversion.
In this sentence, '嫌悪を抱いている' refers to feeling a strong dislike or aversion towards something, which is expressed as an emotional perspective.
彼はその考え方に嫌悪を抱いている。
He holds disdain toward that way of thinking.
Here, '嫌悪' describes a reaction induced by external stimuli, in this case, the content of the movie; it denotes aversion.
その映画は、彼に恐怖と嫌悪を感じさせた。
The movie made him feel fear and aversion.
In this usage, '嫌悪感を示した' highlights the external expression of an internal feeling of dislike or aversion toward a specific action.