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De - Pt| English Dictionary: revulsion | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for revulsion | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Revulsion \Re*vul"sion\, n. [F. r[82]vulsion, L. revulsio, fr. revellere, revulsum, to pluck or pull away; pref. re- re- + vellere to pull. Cf. {Convulse}.] 1. A strong pulling or drawing back; withdrawal. [bd]Revulsions and pullbacks.[b8] --SSir T. Brovne. 2. A sudden reaction; a sudden and complete change; -- applied to the feelings. A sudden and violent revulsion of feeling, both in the Parliament and the country, followed. --Macaulay. 3. (Med.) 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. | |
