Revulsion vs Displeasure - What's the difference?
revulsion | displeasure | Related terms |
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
(obsolete) A sudden reaction; a sudden and complete change of the feelings.
* Macaulay
A feeling of being displeased with something or someone; dissatisfaction; disapproval.
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That which displeases; cause of irritation or annoyance; offence; injury.
* Shakespeare
A state of disgrace or disfavour.
* Peacham
As nouns the difference between revulsion and displeasure
is that revulsion is abhorrence, a sense of loathing, intense aversion, repugnance, repulsion, horror while displeasure is a feeling of being displeased with something or someone; dissatisfaction; disapproval.revulsion
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Noun
(en-noun)- Revulsions and pullbacks.
- A sudden and violent revulsion of feeling, both in the Parliament and the country, followed.
See also
* revulsivedispleasure
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Noun
(en-noun)citation, page= , passage=Tangling with Ziv, Cameron caught him with a flailing elbow, causing the Israeli defender to go down a little easily. However, the referee was in no doubt, much to the displeasure of the home fans.}}
- Hast thou delight to see a wretched man / Do outrage and displeasure to himself?
- He went into Poland, being in displeasure with the pope for overmuch familiarity.