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revulsion

/ɹɪˈvʌlʃən/ noun

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Latin root: revulsiō Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about revulsion at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Abhorrence, a sense of loathing, intense aversion, repugnance, repulsion, horror.
  2. A sudden violent feeling of disgust.
  3. The treatment of one diseased area by acting elsewhere; counterirritation.

Origin

Partly from Middle French révulsion and partly from Latin revulsiō.

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Related Words: repugnancehorrorrepulsionabhorrenceloathingdisgusthatredantipathydistasterepulsiveaversiondislike

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