Repulsion vs. Revulsion — What's the Difference?

The act of repulsing or the condition of being repulsed

A sudden strong change or reaction in feeling, especially a feeling of violent disgust or loathing.

Extreme aversion

(Archaic) A withdrawing or turning away from something.

(Physics) The force that causes particles or bodies to repel one another, as from having the same electric charge or magnetic polarity.

(Medicine) The reduction of superficial inflammation in an affected body part, as by topical agents, in order to decrease inflammation in adjacent structures.

The act of repelling or the condition of being repelled.

Abhorrence, a sense of loathing, intense aversion, repugnance, repulsion, horror.

An extreme dislike of something, or hostility to something.

A sudden violent feeling of disgust.

(physics) The repulsive force acting between bodies of the same electric charge or magnetic polarity.

(medicine) The treatment of one diseased area by acting elsewhere; counterirritation.

The act of repulsing or repelling, or the state of being repulsed or repelled.

(obsolete) A strong pulling or drawing back; withdrawal.

A feeling of violent offence or disgust; repugnance.

(obsolete) A sudden reaction; a sudden and complete change of the feelings.

The power, either inherent or due to some physical action, by which bodies, or the particles of bodies, are made to recede from each other, or to resist each other's nearer approach; as, molecular repulsion; electrical repulsion.

A strong pulling or drawing back; withdrawal.

The force by which bodies repel one another

A sudden reaction; a sudden and complete change; - applied to the feelings.

Intense aversion

The act of turning or diverting any disease from one part of the body to another. It resembles derivation, but is usually applied to a more active form of counter irritation.

The act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand

Intense aversion