Add the "Quote of the Day" to Your Site or Blog - it's EASY!
Home - Quote Topics - Quote Keywords - Author Types - Author Nationalities

Authors:    A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z 

Google Web brainyquote.com   
Definition of Revulsion
Revulsion

A strong pulling or drawing back; withdrawal.

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

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.

Related Definitions:
Act, Active, And, Another, Any, Applied, Back, Body, But, Change, Complete, Counter, Derivation, Disease, Diverting, Drawing, Form, From, Irritation, Is, It, More, Of, One, Or, Part, Pulling, Reaction, Strong, Sudden, The, To, Turning, Withdrawal


Revulsion Quotations

The mark of our time is its revulsion against imposed patterns.
Marshall McLuhan

I wanted to make the violence beautiful in order to heighten our revulsion.
Edward Hall

I think my emotional revulsion against Stalin's terror would have stopped me in my tracks.
Theodore Hall

Revulsion Translations

revulsion in German is Ableitung {f}, Umschwung


Quotes    RSS Feeds        Copyright 2008 BrainyMedia.com