revulsion
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- intense aversionSynonyms: repugnancerepulsionhorror
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
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. [1913 Webster]
2.A sudden reaction; a sudden and complete change; -- applied to the feelings. [1913 Webster]
A sudden and violent revulsion of feeling, both in the Parliament and the country, followed.— Macaulay.[1913 Webster]
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. [1913 Webster]