evulsion


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evulsion

plucking or pulling out; forcible extraction: The evulsion of her baby tooth was painless.
Not to be confused with:
avulsion – a tearing away; a part torn off: The storm’s runoff caused an avulsion of the stream’s bank.
revulsion – disgust, repulsion, aversion; a strong feeling of repugnance: His filthy language fills me with revulsion.
Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embree

e·vul·sion

 (ĭ-vŭl′shən)
n.
A forcible extraction.
[Latin ēvolsiō, ēvolsiōn-, from ēvulsus, past participle of ēvellere, to pull out : ē-, ex-, ex- + vellere, to pull.]
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evulsion

(ɪˈvʌlʃən)
n
rare the act of extracting by force
[C17: from Latin ēvulsiō, from ēvellere, from vellere to pluck]
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