Definitions for revulsion
rɪˈvʌl ʃənre·vul·sion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. repugnance, repulsion, revulsion, horrornoun

   intense aversion

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. revulsionnoun

   abhorrence, a sense of loathing, intense aversion, repugnance, repulsion, horror

2. revulsionnoun

   A sudden violent feeling of disgust.

3. revulsionnoun

   The treatment of one diseased area by acting elsewhere; counterirritation.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Revulsionnoun

   The act of revolving or drawing humours from a remote part of the body.

   Etymology: revulsion, Fr. revulsus, Lat.

   Derivation differs from revulsion only in the measure of the distance, and the force of the medicines used: if we draw it to some very remote or contrary part, we call it revulsion; if only to some neighbouring place, and by gentle means, we call it derivation. Richard Wiseman, of Tumours.

   There is a way of revulsion to let blood in an adverse part. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

   I had heard of some strange cures of frenzies, by casual applications of fire to the lower parts, which seems reasonable enough, by the violent revulsion it may make of humours from the head. William Temple, Miscellanies.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Revulsionnoun

   a strong pulling or drawing back; withdrawal

2. Revulsionnoun

   a sudden reaction; a sudden and complete change; -- applied to the feelings

3. Revulsionnoun

   the act of turning or diverting any disease from one part of the body to another. It resembles derivation, but is usually applied to a more active form of counter irritation

4. Etymology: [F. rvulsion, L. revulsio, fr. revellere, revulsum, to pluck or pull away; pref. re- re- + vellere to pull. Cf. Convulse.]

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1. Revulsion

   "Revulsion" is the 73rd episode of Star Trek: Voyager, the fifth episode of the fourth season.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Revulsion

   rē-vul′shun, n. disgust: the diverting of a disease from one part to another: forced separation: a sudden change, esp. of feeling: a counter-irritant.—adj. Revul′sive, tending to revulsion.—n. Revul′sor, an apparatus for applying heat and cold in turns for medical purposes. [L. revulsio—revellĕre, revulsum—re-, away, vellĕre, to tear.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of revulsion in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of revulsion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of revulsion in a Sentence

1. State John Kerry:

   I share just a huge sense of revulsion over these acts.

2. Vladimir Ilyich Lenin:

   We can and must write in a language which sows among the masses hate, revulsion, and scorn toward those who disagree with us.

3. Brett Shavers:

   There are no words that I have that could come close to overemphasize Clyde's negative view of the military, his disdain of enlisted service members, and his revulsion to wear the uniform.

4. Ron Johnson:

   I am not that nuts about the tweets because you are always asking me to defend them, and I don't want to, but we needed someone like him because what most conservatives do share is a revulsion to the deep state, the swamp, and if anything resonated with people it was his message of draining the swamp.

5. Nicolas Maduro:

   Violating international law, they launched missiles to inflict panic and terrorism on Syrians and destroy scientific centers, there has been powerful global revulsion around the planet.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=revulsion
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Revulsion
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=revulsion
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revulsion
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=revulsion
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=revulsion