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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024re•vul•sion /rɪˈvʌlʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- a strong feeling of disgust, distaste, or dislike:filled with revulsion whenever she watches boxing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024re•vul•sion (ri vul′shən),USA pronunciation n. - a strong feeling of repugnance, distaste, or dislike:Cruelty fills me with revulsion.
- a sudden and violent change of feeling or response in sentiment, taste, etc.
- the act of drawing something back or away.
- the fact of being so drawn.
- Medicinethe diminution of morbid action in one part of the body by irritation in another.
- Latin revulsiōn- (stem of revulsiō) a tearing away, equivalent. to revuls(us) (past participle of revellere to tear away, equivalent. to re- re- + vellere to pluck) + -iōn- -ion
- 1535–45
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged disgust, repulsion, loathing, aversion.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: revulsion /rɪˈvʌlʃən/ n - a sudden and unpleasant violent reaction in feeling, esp one of extreme loathing
- the act or an instance of drawing back or recoiling from something
- obsolete the diversion of disease or congestion from one part of the body to another by cupping, counterirritants, etc
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin revulsiō a pulling away, from revellere, from re- + vellere to pull, tear |