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Indignation vs Revulsion - What's the difference?

indignation | revulsion |

As nouns the difference between indignation and revulsion

is that indignation is an anger aroused by something perceived as an indignity, notably an offense or injustice while revulsion is abhorrence, a sense of loathing, intense aversion, repugnance, repulsion, horror.

indignation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An anger aroused by something perceived as an indignity, notably an offense or injustice.
  • A self-righteous anger or disgust.

    • Related terms

    * deign * dignify * indign * indignant * undignified

    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