disgusting

[dis-guhs-ting, dih-skuhs-]

adjective

1. causing disgust; offensive to the physical, moral, or aesthetic taste.

   Synonyms: detestable, abhorrent, repugnant, revolting, repulsive, nauseous, sickening, loathsome

disgusting

/ dɪsˈɡʌstɪŋ /

adjective

1. Also (rare): disgustful. loathsome; repugnant

Other Word Forms

• disgustingly adverb
• disgustingness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of disgusting¹

First recorded in 1745–55; disgust + -ing ²

Example Sentences

The 31-year-old had to pull Junior out of nursery because he was eating "a disgusting amount of sand".

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"Until last year, the regime had been effectively managing to render traditional politics disgusting to the overall population," he says.

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“Anyone who engages in such disgusting conduct will face severe consequences from this Department of Justice.”

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"The bath was completely level at the top with faeces, the toilet was full of faeces, kitchen was disgusting, the floor was moving with fleas," he said.

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It has very serious implications and the Democrats are willing to play politics and it is disgusting to us.

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Related Words

• abominable 
• awful 
• creepy 
• distasteful 
• gruesome 
• hateful 
• horrific 
• loathsome 
• nasty 
• objectionable 
• obnoxious 
• odious 
• outrageous 
• repugnant 
• scandalous 
• shameless 
• shocking 
• vile 
• vulgar