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disgust

American  
[dis-guhst, dih-skuhst] / dɪsˈgʌst, dɪˈskʌst /

verb (used with object)

  1. to cause loathing or nausea in.

    Synonyms:
    nauseate, sicken
    Antonyms:
    delight

  2. to offend the good taste, moral sense, etc., of; cause extreme dislike or revulsion in.

    Your vulgar remarks disgust me.
    Synonyms:
    revolt, repel

noun

  1. a strong distaste; nausea; loathing.

  2. repugnance caused by something offensive; strong aversion.

    He left the room in disgust.
    Synonyms:
    antipathy, detestation, abhorrence
    Antonyms:
    relish
disgust British  
/ dɪsˈɡʌst /

verb

  1. to sicken or fill with loathing

  2. to offend the moral sense, principles, or taste of

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noun

  1. a great loathing or distaste aroused by someone or something

  2. as a result of disgust

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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

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