: marked aversion aroused by something highly distasteful : repugnance
wrinkled her nose in disgust
his disgust at the way the media has been covering the story
disgusted; disgusting; disgusts
1
: to provoke to loathing, repugnance, or aversion : be offensive to
The idea of eating raw meat disgusts him.
2
: to cause (one) to lose an interest or intention
is disgusted by their ignorance
: to cause disgust
Synonyms
Examples of disgust in a Sentence
Noun
He eyed the greasy food with disgust.
As the smell of garbage drifted through the air, she wrinkled her nose in disgust.
He talked about his disgust with the way the news media focuses on celebrities.
Much to the disgust of some listeners, the speech was interrupted several times by a few people in the audience.
She shook her head in disgust when I described the scene.
Verb
She's a vegetarian because the idea of eating meat totally disgusts her.
The photographs disgust some people.
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David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
From celebrities to plutocrats like Elon Musk, there’s more disgust with the elite than ever.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 31 Dec. 2024
Erik Wallenberg, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
He’s disgusted by the fact that the natural disasters, some of the worst in California’s history, have already become politicized online.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 14 Jan. 2025
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Noun
My read is that Corbet is pointedly leading the viewer to pore over the specifics of Tóth’s fate: Although the director’s disgust for the hollowness of the institution that Tóth tries, and ultimately fails, to navigate is thuddingly clear, what happens next to the character is more oblique.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
From celebrities to plutocrats like Elon Musk, there’s more disgust with the elite than ever.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 31 Dec. 2024
Verb
King was disgusted upon seeing the conditions of the building; a baby was wrapped in newspaper for warmth.
—Erik Wallenberg, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
He’s disgusted by the fact that the natural disasters, some of the worst in California’s history, have already become politicized online.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Disgust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disgust. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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disgust
1 of 2 noun
dis·gust
dis-ˈgəst 
: a strong feeling of dislike caused especially by something sickening or evil
disgust
2 of 2 verb
: to cause to feel disgust
disgusted
adjective
disgustedly
adverb
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