Synonyms for revulsion
Most common
horror disgust repulsion repugnance reaction counterirritation
All synonyms
Noun
1. Disgust — abhorrence, a sense of loathing, intense aversion, repugnance, repulsion, horror
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
Abhorrence, a sense of loathing, intense aversion, repugnance, repulsion, horror.
Related words
- Word family
- revulsive
Forms
- Plural
- revulsions → horrors, repugnances, repulsions, reactions…
Example sentences
- horror I thought Tom didn't enjoy watching horror movies.
- disgust I don't hate you anymore. Now you just disgust me.
- repugnance I cannot overcome my repugnance to eating snails.
- reaction You showed that you were afraid of their reaction.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| revulsion | rising | |
| horror | rising | |
| disgust | rising | |
| repulsion | steady | |
| repugnance | steady | |
| reaction | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 2 letters
- ug
- 6 letters
- horror2
- 7 letters
- disgust2
- 8 letters
- reaction3
- 9 letters
- repulsion
- 10 letters
- revolution4, repugnance
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (horror2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- révulsion