revulsion

noun

Etymology: Partly from Middle French révulsion and partly from Latin revulsiō.

1. Abhorrence, a sense of loathing, intense aversion, repugnance, repulsion, horror.
2. A sudden violent feeling of disgust.
3. The treatment of one diseased area by acting elsewhere; counterirritation.
4. A strong pulling or drawing back; withdrawal.

   “To run on in deſpight of the Revulſions and Pul-backs of ſuch Remora’s aggravates our tranſgreſſions.”

   “The recent financial revulsion has revealed the feeble basis on which credit now stands, […]”

5. A sudden reaction; a sudden and complete change of the feelings.

   “We resolve, and our resolutions melt away with a word and a look: we are the toys of an emotion. And yet I think Norbourne was right in his sudden revulsion in favour of his uncle. We are rarely wrong when we act from impulse.”

   “A sudden and violent revulsion of feeling, both in the parliament and in the country, followed.”