revulsion

Etymology

French révulsion, Latin revulsio.

noun

  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.
    The recent financial revulsion has revealed the feeble basis on which credit now stands[…] 1858, “Our Window”, in Emerson's Magazine and Putnam's Monthly, volume 6, page 329
  5. (obsolete) A sudden reaction; a sudden and complete change of the feelings.

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