revulsion
/ɹɪˈvʌlʃən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.71 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "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, […]"
- "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."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: révulsion, revulsiō