Definition of Revulsion

Revulsion

A strong pulling or drawing back; withdrawal.

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

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.

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Revulsion Quotations

The mark of our time is its revulsion against imposed patterns.
Marshall McLuhan

I wanted to make the violence beautiful in order to heighten our revulsion.
Edward Hall

I think my emotional revulsion against Stalin's terror would have stopped me in my tracks.
Theodore Hall

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Revulsion Translations

revulsion in German is Ableitung {f}, Umschwung

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