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revulsive Definition


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revulsion
noun
    1. A feeling of complete disgust, distaste or repugnance.
      Thesaurus: disgust, loathing, distaste, hatred, abomination, abhorrence, repulsion, aversion, dislike, distaste, repugnance; Antonym: pleasure.
    2. A sudden and often violent change of feeling, especially from love to hate.
    3. The action of drawing or state of being drawn back or away.
Derivative: revulsive
adj
    Etymology: 16c: from Latin revulsio.



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