disgust

Speech parts

1. disgust - Noun

2. disgust - Verb

Meaning

To provoke disgust or strong distaste in; to cause (any one) loathing, as of the stomach; to excite aversion in; to offend the moral taste of; -- often with at, with, or by.

Repugnance to what is offensive; aversion or displeasure produced by something loathsome; loathing; strong distaste; -- said primarily of the sickening opposition felt for anything which offends the physical organs of taste; now rather of the analogous repugnance excited by anything extremely unpleasant to the moral taste or higher sensibilities of our nature; as, an act of cruelty may excite disgust.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

loathing revolt nausea aversion distaste sicken nauseate repulsion detestation hate hatred contempt sickness dislike repel
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Antonyms

revere amity jones voodoo howe jawbone
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Hypernyms

repulse stimulate dislike repel stir excite

Hyponyms

repulsion loathing detestation shock horror outrage

Phrases with the word

regard with disgust cry of disgust disgust at feel disgust at expression of disgust great disgust for oneself

Derivatives

disgusted disgusting

Examples

The pornographic pictures sickened us Source: Internet

This spoilt food disgusts me Source: Internet

According to St. Thomas Aquinas, acedia is a kind of sadness about things that are spiritual goods, or a “disgust with activity.” Source: Internet

A cardinal's secretary wrote: "In this painting there are but vulgarity, sacrilege, impiousness and disgust. Source: Internet

A Korean student curled her lip in disgust and said “hip hop is degenerate music”. Source: Internet

After Amelia finally chooses Becky's friendship over his during their stay in Germany, Dobbin leaves in disgust. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

disguiser disguising disguize disgust at Disgusta disgustable