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revulsion

  • /ɹɪˈvʌlʃən/
  • /ɹəˈvʌlʃən/

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Partly from Middle French révulsion and partly from Latin revulsiō.

noun revulsions

  1. uncountable, usually Abhorrence, a sense of loathing, intense aversion, repugnance, repulsion, horror.
  2. uncountable, usually A sudden violent feeling of disgust.
  3. uncountable, usually The treatment of one diseased area by acting elsewhere; counterirritation.
  4. obsolete, uncountable, usually A strong pulling or drawing back; withdrawal. To run on in deſpight of the Revulſions and Pul-backs of ſuch Remora’s aggravates our tranſgreſſions.
  5. obsolete, uncountable, usually A sudden reaction; a sudden and complete change of the feelings. We resolve, and our resolutions melt away with a word and a look: we are the toys of an emotion. And yet I think Norbourne was right in his sudden revulsion in favour of his uncle. We are rarely wrong when we act from impulse.

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noun abhorrence, a sense of loathing, intense aversion, repugnance, repulsion, horror

Españolrevulsión, revoltura
हिन्दीवितृष्णा vitŕṣṇā
Portuguêsrevulsão
DeutschAbscheu, Widerwille
Italianoripulsione
Русскийотвраще́ние otvraščénije

noun sudden violent feeling of disgust

Españolrevulsión, revoltura
Portuguêsrevulsão
DeutschEkel, Ekelgefühl
Italianoripulsione
Русскийотвраще́ние otvraščénije

noun treatment of one diseased area by acting elsewhere; counterirritation

Españolrevulsión
Portuguêsrevulsão
DeutschAbleitung, Revulsio
Italianorevulsione

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@misc{revulsion_2026,
  title = {revulsion},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/revulsion},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}