: 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
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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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 3 Aug. 2025
Nabers threw his helmet to the ground in disgust when Wilson ended a two-minute drill with a prayer that sailed over the receiver’s head into the hands of a leaping Nubin just inside the back line.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2025
Jay Paris, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Working-class voters grew disenchanted with, and then disgusted by, elite, wealthy liberals.
—Michael Catanzaro, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 July 2025
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Noun
One skeptical spectator who leaves in disgust suffers an accident while driving away, presumably caused by the petulant master’s psychic powers.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 3 Aug. 2025
Nabers threw his helmet to the ground in disgust when Wilson ended a two-minute drill with a prayer that sailed over the receiver’s head into the hands of a leaping Nubin just inside the back line.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2025
Verb
So the Chargers circled back to San Diego, winners on the books but still losers to a pocket of former fans disgusted by their exit.
—Jay Paris, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Working-class voters grew disenchanted with, and then disgusted by, elite, wealthy liberals.
—Michael Catanzaro, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 July 2025
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“Disgust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disgust. Accessed 20 Aug. 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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