revulsion

See also: révulsion

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EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

French révulsion, Latin revulsio.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈvʌlʃən/ or IPA^(key): /ɹəvʌˈlʃən/
• Hyphenation: re‧vul‧sion

NounEdit

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.

TranslationsEdit

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

• Finnish: inho (fi)
• Georgian: ზიზღი (zizɣi)
• German: Abscheu (de) m, f, Widerwille (de) m

• Italian: ripulsione f
• Portuguese: revulsão f
• Russian: отвраще́ние (ru) n (otvraščénije)

sudden violent feeling of disgust

• Dutch: aversie (nl)
• Finnish: inho (fi)
• German: Ekel (de) m, Ekelgefühl n

• Italian: ripulsione f
• Portuguese: revulsão f
• Russian: отвраще́ние (ru) n (otvraščénije)

treatment of one diseased area by acting elsewhere; counterirritation

• German: Ableitung (de) f, Revulsio f
• Italian: revulsione f

• Portuguese: revulsão f

See alsoEdit

• revulsive