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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

REVUL'SION, n. [L. revulsus, revello; re and vello, to pull.]
1. In medicine, the act of turning or diverting a flux of humors or any cause of disease, from one part of the body to another.
2. The act of holding or drawing back.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: intense aversion [syn: repugnance, repulsion, revulsion, horror]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Latin revulsion-, revulsio act of tearing away, from revellere to pluck away, from re- + vellere to pluck — more at vulnerable Date: 1609 1. a strong pulling or drawing away ; withdrawal 2. a. a sudden or strong reaction or change b. a sense of utter distaste or repugnance • revulsive adjective

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 abhorrence; a sense of loathing. 2 a sudden violent change of feeling. 3 a sudden reaction in taste, fortune, trade, etc. 4 Med. counterirritation; the treatment of one disordered organ etc. by acting upon another. Etymology: F revulsion or L revulsio (as RE-, vellere vuls- pull)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Revulsion 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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Someone's revulsion at something is the strong feeling of disgust or disapproval they have towards it. ...their revulsion at the act of desecration... = disgust N-UNCOUNT: also a N

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Withdrawal, drawing back, violent separation, abstraction. 2. Reaction, change, transition.

Moby Thesaurus

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