revulsion

See also: révulsion

English

Etymology

French révulsion, Latin revulsio.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

revulsion (usually uncountable, plural revulsions)

Abhorrence, a sense of loathing, intense aversion, repugnance, repulsion, horror.
A sudden violent feeling of disgust.
(medicine) The treatment of one diseased area by acting elsewhere; counterirritation.
(obsolete) A strong pulling or drawing back; withdrawal.
- Sir Thomas Browne
  Revulsions and pullbacks.
(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 (zizɣi)
German: Abscheu (de) m or 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 also

revulsive

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