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Evulsion vs Revulsion - What's the difference?

evulsion | revulsion |

As nouns the difference between evulsion and revulsion

is that evulsion is the action of forcibly pulling something out while revulsion is abhorrence, a sense of loathing, intense aversion, repugnance, repulsion, horror.

evulsion

English

Noun

(-)
  • The action of forcibly pulling something out.
  • *1646 , Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica , III.4:
  • *:Herein, therefore, to speak compendiously, we first presume to affirm that, from a strict enquiry, we cannot maintain the evulsion or biting off any parts [...].

    • revulsion

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • abhorrence, a sense of loathing, intense aversion, repugnance, repulsion, horror
  • A sudden violent feeling of disgust.
  • (medicine) The treatment of one diseased area by acting elsewhere; counterirritation.
  • (obsolete) A strong pulling or drawing back; withdrawal.
  • * Sir Thomas Browne
    • Revulsions and pullbacks.
  • (obsolete) A sudden reaction; a sudden and complete change of the feelings.
  • * Macaulay
    • A sudden and violent revulsion of feeling, both in the Parliament and the country, followed.

    See also

    * revulsive