revulsion

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In the Church, as the revulsion was greater, and in some respects the benefit greater, so also the temporary loss was both greater and more permanent.

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  1. noun A sudden strong change or reaction in feeling, especially a feeling of violent disgust or loathing.
  2. noun A withdrawing or turning away from something.
  3. noun Medicine Counterirritation used to reduce inflammation or increase the blood supply to the affected area.

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  • At times they waxed eloquent in their sarcasm, addressing each other as "dear" or "darling," and every so often they kissed again, just to make sure the revulsion was undiminished. —  Man from Mundania
  • Or perhaps it was being again in a purely English-speaking country, and feeling again that queer revulsion from the English form of democracy. —  Lawrence - Kangaroo
  • Perhaps because of the evident sense of public revulsion, and perhaps because it was easier for a republican to side with the PSNI than the army, there was no delay or equivocation in Sinn Fein's response. —  BBC Blog Network
  • That's pretty darn scary - enough to cause fear, revulsion, and, in some Redditors, hate. —  Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz
  • Far from generating revulsion, his ability to survive challenges and assaults has invoked admiration from an electorate that has an endless fascination for strong rulers. —  The Times of India
 

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  1. Latin revulsiō, revulsiōn-, from revulsus, past participle of revellere, to tear back : re-, re- + vellere, to tear.

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  1. from Old French revulsion, French révulsion = Spanish revulsion = Portuguese revulsão = Italian rivulsione, from Latin revulsio(n-), a tearing off or away, from revellere, past participle revulsus, pluck back: see revel.
 

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