revulsion

UK: /rɪˈvʌlʃ^ən/ US: /rɪˈvʌlʃən/ ,(ri vul′shən)

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re•vul•sion /rɪˈvʌlʃən/   n. [uncountable]

1. a strong feeling of disgust, distaste, or dislike:
   filled with revulsion whenever she watches boxing.

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re•vul•sion  (ri vul′shən), n. 

1. a strong feeling of repugnance, distaste, or dislike:
   Cruelty fills me with revulsion.
2. a sudden and violent change of feeling or response in sentiment, taste, etc.
3. the act of drawing something back or away.
4. the fact of being so drawn.
5. Medicine the 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

re•vul′sion•ar′y, adj. 
Synonyms

• 1. disgust, repulsion, loathing, aversion.

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revulsion / rɪˈvʌlʃən/ noun

1. a sudden and unpleasant violent reaction in feeling, esp one of extreme loathing
2. the act or an instance of drawing back or recoiling from something
3. 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