revulsion

C2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /ɹɪˈvʌlʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #42538

Meanings

1

noun
A strong feeling of disgust or loathing.

She felt a wave of revulsion at the sight of the rotting food.
2

noun
A sudden and complete change of feeling, especially turning against something.

Public revulsion against the war forced the government to act.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a strong feeling of disgust... repulsion

Word family

Related forms revulsive

Etymology

Partly from Middle French révulsion and partly from Latin revulsiō.

révulsion Middle French revulsiō Latin

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Topics

Emotions & Feelings Word Formation & Derivatives

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# revulsion

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɹɪˈvʌlʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 42538

## Meanings
1. A strong feeling of disgust or loathing.
2. A sudden and complete change of feeling, especially turning against something.

## Examples
- She felt a wave of revulsion at the sight of the rotting food.
- Public revulsion against the war forced the government to act.

## Related Forms
- revulsive

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: révulsion
- Root: revulsiō

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

## AI Etymology
Revulsion is partly from Middle French révulsion and partly from Latin revulsiō. Important recorded forms include révulsion (Middle French) and revulsiō (Latin). Current senses include a strong feeling of disgust or loathing and a sudden and complete change of feeling, especially turning against something. The wider family includes related words such as revulsive.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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