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revulsion

re·vul·sion/ɹɪˈvʌlʃən/noun

revulsion is spelled R-E-V-U-L-S-I-O-N: 9 letters and 3 syllables (re·vul·sion). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,154th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, revulsion means “Abhorrence, a sense of loathing, intense aversion, repugnance, repulsion, horror” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of revulsion is revulsions.

How many letters and syllables are in revulsion?

Letters9: R-E-V-U-L-S-I-O-N
Syllables3: re·vul·sion
In writingabout once in every 2 million words; the 41,154th most frequent word form
Wrong spellings searchednone measured in search

Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

How common is revulsion?

Revulsion appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,154th most frequent word form in the list.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

How do you pronounce revulsion?

  • /ɹɪˈvʌlʃən/
  • /ɹəˈvʌlʃən/

Revulsion has 3 syllables, split re·vul·sion in writing.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-revulsion.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).

Forms of revulsion

  • revulsions plural

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

What does revulsion mean?

The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).

noun

  1. 1

    Abhorrence, a sense of loathing, intense aversion, repugnance, repulsion, horror.

  2. 2

    A sudden violent feeling of disgust.

  3. 3

    The treatment of one diseased area by acting elsewhere; counterirritation.

  4. 4

    obsoleteA strong pulling or drawing back; withdrawal.

  5. 5

    obsoleteA sudden reaction; a sudden and complete change of the feelings.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Revulsion in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese

LanguageWords
GermanAbscheu, Widerwille (abhorrence, a sense of loathing, intense…), Ekel, Ekelgefühl (sudden violent feeling of disgust), Ableitung, Revulsio (treatment of one diseased area by acting…)
Portugueserevulsão (abhorrence, a sense of loathing, intense…)
Spanishrevulsión, revoltura (abhorrence, a sense of loathing, intense…)

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.

Where does revulsion come from?

Partly from Middle French révulsion and partly from Latin revulsiō.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

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