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revulsion

English

Etymology

French révulsion, Latin revulsio.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /???v?l??n/, /??v??l??n/
  • Hyphenation: re?vul?sion

Noun

revulsion (usually uncountable, plural revulsions)

  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.
  4. (obsolete) A strong pulling or drawing back; withdrawal.
    • 1643, Thomas Browne, Religio Medici
      Revulsions and pull-backs.
  5. (obsolete) A sudden reaction; a sudden and complete change of the feelings.

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See also

  • revulsive

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squicky

English

Etymology

squick +? -y

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?skw?k.i/
  • Rhymes: -?ki

Adjective

squicky (comparative squickier, superlative squickiest)

  1. (slang) Engendering a feeling of disgust, distaste, nausea or revulsion, but without a judgment regarding the rightness or wrongness of the stimulus.
    She offered to show me the injury, but I find blood rather squicky.

Related terms

  • squick

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