Revulsive vs Revulsion - What's the difference?
revulsive | revulsion |
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
Revulsive is a see also of revulsion.
As nouns the difference between revulsive and revulsion
is that revulsive is that which causes revulsion; a revulsive remedy or agent while revulsion is abhorrence, a sense of loathing, intense aversion, repugnance, repulsion, horror.As an adjective revulsive
is causing revulsion.revulsive
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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.