disgust
verb (used with object)
to cause loathing or nausea in.
have disgusted
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present perfectof disgust.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The allegations have disgusted the sports world, especially since it seems there’s a high chance there won’t be any disciplinary action whatsoever against the Monarchs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2021
Its actions and complete disregard for human rights have disgusted me, and the entire community that plays its games.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 11, 2019
The image of her grubby fingers reaching into a sweet jar have disgusted generations of children.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2016
A few months earlier, it might have disgusted me; it was inconsequential now.
From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom
“You are very kind, but I know what my manners were to you.—So cold and artificial!—I had always a part to act.—It was a life of deceit!—I know that I must have disgusted you.”
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
