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revulsion

/ɹɪˈvʌlʃən/rih-VUHL-shuhn
/ɹɪˈvʌlʃən/rih-VUHL-shuhn

Meaninga tearing back

Common meaning: strong disgust

‘again’ + ‘to pluck, tear’ → revulsion

Journey through time

  1. Latinvellō, -ere, vulsum‘to pluck, tear’
  2. Frenchrevulsion
  3. Englishrevulsion‘strong disgust’ · today

re- also in: reactrebelrelaxrepelreply

vuls also in: convulse

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin vellō ‘to pluck, tear’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry vellō, p. 1965 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

convulse

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