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Visceral Vis Er Ul Adjective Strong Gut Reaction Quickly Formed

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(VIS-er-ul), adjective

An immediate and strong gut reaction; a quickly formed opinion, based mainly on instinct and usually negative in nature.

“[Multiculturalism’s] passions are political; its assumptions empirical; its conception of identities VISCERAL.” – Joyce Appleby, American historian

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