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Revulsion vs Ire - What's the difference?

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Revulsion is a related term of ire.


As nouns the difference between revulsion and ire

is that revulsion is abhorrence, a sense of loathing, intense aversion, repugnance, repulsion, horror while ire is .

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

    ire

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) ire, yre, shortened form of . More at (l).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Iron.
    • The cruel ire , red as any gleed. — Chaucer.

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) ire, from (etyl) , (etyl) aesma'' 'anger', (etyl) ''e?ati 'it drives on').

    Noun

    (-)
  • (literary, poetic) Great anger; wrath; keen resentment.
    • Synonyms
    * fury * rage * wrath
    Related terms
    * irascibility * irascible * irate * ireful

    Verb

    (ir)
  • To anger; to fret; to irritate.

    • References

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