Definition of Revulsion

1. Noun. Intense aversion.

Exact synonyms: Horror, Repugnance, Repulsion
Generic synonyms: Disgust
Derivative terms: Repugnant

Definition of Revulsion

1. n. A strong pulling or drawing back; withdrawal.

Definition of Revulsion

1. Noun. abhorrence, a sense of loathing, intense aversion, repugnance, repulsion, horror ¹

2. Noun. A sudden violent feeling of disgust. ¹

3. Noun. (medicine) The treatment of one diseased area by acting elsewhere; counterirritation. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Revulsion

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Revulsion

1. 1. A strong pulling or drawing back; withdrawal. "Revulsions and pullbacks." 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. 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. Origin: F. Revulsion, L. Revulsio, fr. Revellere, revulsum, to pluck or pull away; pref. Re- re- + vellere to pull. Cf. Convulse. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Revulsion

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revolving loan
revolving loans
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revospirone
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Literary usage of Revulsion

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Treatise on the Law of Surveying and Boundaries by Frank Emerson Clark (1922)
"—Where a river changes its course by revulsion or suddenly and perceptibly it ... And it is laid down by the Missouri court that where by revulsion a river ..."

2. Southern History of the War by Edward Alfred Pollard (1866)
"Great revulsion in the public mind of the North in the summer of 1864.—A general outcry for pence.—Spirit of Yankee newspapers. ..."

3. Young India: An Interpretation and a History of the Nationalist Movement by Lajpat Rai (1916)
"In its inception and for some time thereafter the Nationalist movement in India was thus a pre-eminently Hindu movement. Mohammedan Revulsion of Feeling ..."

4. Young India: An Interpretation and a History of the Nationalist Movement by Lajpat Rai (1916)
"Mohammedan Revulsion of Feeling against the British. The world events of the last four years, however, have changed the whole aspect of affairs in India. ..."

5. History of Medicine: From Its Origin to the Nineteenth Century, with an by Pierre Victor Renouard (1856)
"How docs it operate—by revulsion, or derivation? What are the diseases which claim its employment? Ts it more advantageous before or after the invasion? ..."

6. The Historical Writings of John Fiske by John Fiske (1902)
"He would be a rash man who should venture to predict Revulsion of that even in ... It is pleasant to add that by a wholesome revulsion of popular feeling, ..."

7. The Historical Writings of John Fiske by John Fiske (1902)
"He would be a rash man who should venture to predict Revulsion of that even in ... It is pleasant to add that by a wholesome revulsion of popular feeling, ..."

8. The Principles of Political Economy Applied to the Condition, the Resources by Francis Bowen (1859)
"... but the former seems to carry the community back, by a cruel revulsion, to worse evils than those from which it had apparently been rescued. ..."

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