revulsion

See also révulsion

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɹɪˈvʌlʃən/ or IPA: /ɹəvʌˈlʃən/, X-SAMPA: /rI"vVlS@n/
• Hyphenation: re‧vul‧sion

Etymology

French révulsion, Latin revulsio.

Noun

revulsion (usually uncountable; plural revulsions)

1. abhorrence, a sense of loathing, intense aversion, repugnance, repulsion, horror
2. A sudden violent feeling of disgust.
3. (medicine) The treatment of one diseased area by acting elsewhere; counterirritation.
4. (obsolete) A strong pulling or drawing back; withdrawal.
   • Sir Thomas Browne

     Revulsions and pullbacks.

5. (obsolete) A sudden reaction; a sudden and complete change of the feelings.
   • Macaulay

     A sudden and violent revulsion of feeling, both in the Parliament and the country, followed.

Translations

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

• Finnish: inho (fi)
• Georgian: ზიზღი (ka) (zizḡi)
• Italian: ripulsione (it) f

• Portuguese: revulsão (pt) f
• Russian: отвращение (ru) (otvraščenije) n

A sudden violent feeling of disgust

• Dutch: aversie (nl)
• Finnish: inho (fi)
• Italian: ripulsione (it) f

• Portuguese: revulsão (pt) f
• Russian: отвращение (ru) (otvraščenije) n

The treatment of one diseased area by acting elsewhere; counterirritation

• Italian: revulsione (it) f

• Portuguese: revulsão (pt) f

See also

• revulsive