disgust
to cause loathing or nausea in.
to offend the good taste, moral sense, etc., of; cause extreme dislike or revulsion in: Your vulgar remarks disgust me.
Origin of disgust
1synonym study For disgust
Other words for disgust
Opposites for disgust
Other words from disgust
- dis·gust·ed·ly, adverb
- dis·gust·ed·ness, noun
- pre·dis·gust, noun
- qua·si-dis·gust·ed, adjective
- qua·si-dis·gust·ed·ly, adverb
- self-dis·gust, noun
- un·dis·gust·ed, adjective
Words that may be confused with disgust
- discussed, disgust
Words Nearby disgust
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How to use disgust in a sentence
As the announcement was read, the reaction from the gathered crowd was one of anger and disgust.
Justice Was Served in Ferguson—This Isn’t Jim Crow America | Ron Christie | November 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe past few years of ugly gridlocked bloodsport politics have driven many Americans out of the arena in disgust.
Hate Hyper-Partisanship? Support Redistricting Reform Now | John Avlon | November 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhat these men do have is a muscular hold on popular disgust with religious extremism.
Karen Armstrong’s New Rule: Religion Isn’t Responsible for Violence | Patricia Pearson | October 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“Objection,” said defense attorney Patrick Ostronic, wearing a look of disgust.
The Weirdest Story About a Conservative Obsession, a Convicted Bomber, and Taylor Swift You Have Ever Read | David Weigel | August 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTReporting it; linking to it; commenting on it; marveling at it; expressing shock and disgust about it.
He couldn't sell them; he couldn't burn them; he was even compelled to insure them, to his intense disgust.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsAt this point Harry entered and stood afar off, eying Punch, a disheveled heap in the corner of the room, with disgust.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II | Rudyard KiplingFor fourteen years Massna served in the Royal Italians, but at last he retired in disgust.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonSome who would face a mad bull coolly enough spring with disgust from a cockroach or a centipede.
Hunting the Lions | R.M. BallantyneShe shuddered with disgust as the rich brown water of the Nile came up to her breast, to her chin.
Bella Donna | Robert Hichens
British Dictionary definitions for disgust
/ (dɪsˈɡʌst) /
to sicken or fill with loathing
to offend the moral sense, principles, or taste of
a great loathing or distaste aroused by someone or something
in disgust as a result of disgust
Origin of disgust
1Derived forms of disgust
- disgustedly, adverb
- disgustedness, noun
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