disgust
Americanverb (used with object)
noun
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repugnance caused by something offensive; strong aversion.
He left the room in disgust.
- Synonyms:
- antipathy, detestation, abhorrence
- Antonyms:
- relish
verb
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to sicken or fill with loathing
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to offend the moral sense, principles, or taste of
noun
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a great loathing or distaste aroused by someone or something
-
as a result of disgust
Related Words
See dislike.
Other Word Forms
- disgustedly adverb
- disgustedness noun
- predisgust noun
- quasi-disgusted adjective
- quasi-disgustedly adverb
- self-disgust noun
- undisgusted adjective
Etymology
Origin of disgust
First recorded in 1590–1600; (for the verb) from Middle French desgouster, from des- dis- 1 + gouster “to taste, relish” (derivative of goust “taste,” from Latin gusta; choose ); noun derivative of the verb
Example Sentences
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So, to reconcile my disgust for the A.I. monster, and the way I feed it, I give you my confession: I am an A.I. humanizer.
From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026
Already furious at having a goal disallowed at the other end for a soft-looking foul minutes earlier, Senegal reacted angrily to the decision and some of their players walked off the pitch in disgust.
From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026
In her post, the teenager said she passed the murals daily and seeing the black silhouettes defaced with white markings filled her "with anger and disgust".
From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026
My two sons pulled matching faces of disgust when I offered them Scandinavian salty black licorice with raspberry I’d purchased on a whim in Norway.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
It was a collision of disappointment, disgust, and the distinct pain of watching something break, something that would never be quite whole again.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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