revulsion

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

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

[edit] Noun

revulsion

  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.

[edit] Translations

abhorrence, a sense of loathing, intense aversion, repugnance, repulsion, horror
A sudden violent feeling of disgust
The treatment of one diseased area by acting elsewhere; counterirritation

[edit] See also

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