Complete Definition of "revulsion"

English
Pronunciation
IPA|/ɹɪ�v�l��n/, SAMPA|/rI"vVlS@n/
Hyphenation: re·vul·sion

Noun
revulsion

  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.

Translations
trans-top|abhorrence, a sense of loathing, intense aversion, repugnance, repulsion, horror
Finnish: inho
trans-mid
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trans-top|A sudden violent feeling of disgust
Finnish: inho
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|The treatment of one diseased area by acting elsewhere; counterirritation
trans-mid
trans-bottom

See also
revulsive

Category:Medicine

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