Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Revulsion \Re*vul"sion\, n. [F. r['e]vulsion, L. revulsio, fr.
   revellere, revulsum, to pluck or pull away; pref. re- re- +
   vellere to pull. Cf. {Convulse}.]
   1. A strong pulling or drawing back; withdrawal. ``Revulsions
      and pullbacks.'' --SSir T. Brovne.

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

            A sudden and violent revulsion of feeling, both in
            the Parliament and the country, followed.
                                                  --Macaulay.

   3. (Med.) 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.

Source : WordNet®

revulsion
     n : intense aversion [syn: {repugnance}, {repulsion}, {horror}]