About The Word Revulsion
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Revulsion
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What's The Definition Of Revulsion?
[n] intense aversion
Synonyms | Synonyms for Revulsion: horror | repugnance | repulsion Related Terms | Find terms related to Revulsion: See Also | disgust Revulsion In Webster's Dictionary \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.
2. A sudden reaction; a sudden and complete change; --
applied to the feelings.
A sudden and violent revulsion of feeling, both in
the Parliament and the country, followed.
--Macaulay.
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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