1.
[syn: repugnance, repulsion, revulsion, horror]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Revulsion \Re*vul"sion\, n. [F. r['e]vulsion, L. revulsio, fr.
revellere, revulsum, to pluck or pull away; pref. re- re- +
vellere to pull. Cf. Convulse.]
1. A strong pulling or drawing back; withdrawal. "Revulsions
and pullbacks." --SSir T. Brovne.
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2. A sudden reaction; a sudden and complete change; --
applied to the feelings.
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A sudden and violent revulsion of feeling, both in
the Parliament and the country, followed.
--Macaulay.
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3. (Med.) The act of turning or diverting any disease from
one part of the body to another. It resembles derivation,
but is usually applied to a more active form of counter
irritation.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
revulsion
n 1: intense aversion [syn: repugnance, repulsion,
revulsion, horror]