disgusted

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adjective

dis·​gust·​ed di-ˈskə-stəd 

dis-ˈgə-

also diz-

: feeling or showing disgust : disturbed physically or mentally by something distasteful

He's disgusted by all the attention people give to celebrities.

He had a disgusted expression on his face.

She was disgusted with the decision.

And there it was, all over, and they were engaged as quick as that … There was nothing romantic about it and I was never so disgusted in my life.

—Lucy Maud Montgomery

disgustedly adverb

She shook her head disgustedly.

"They think the stupidest things are funny," Lisa says disgustedly.

—Erik Wessler

disgusted

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past tense and past participle of disgust entry 2

Synonyms of disgusted

Adjective

• shocked
• sick

Examples of disgusted in a Sentence

Adjective

the disgusted diners left, vowing to report the restaurant to the board of health

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Chris basically split us down the middle and decided who’s gonna be happy about what's happening around him and who’s gonna be kinda disgusted. — Wisdom Iheanyichukwu, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026

Naturally, Ted wants to figure out the turd of a locker room sitch (Tanya Reynolds’ disgusted face is just so wonderful) before asking Alice to do the presser with him. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

One of the women interviewed by The Times was rightly disgusted at the treatment that Fifield had been subjected to, and came forward with even more details about her own encounter with Platner. — Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 9 July 2026

Your leader is disgusted in all of you’. — Nick Miller, New York Times, 17 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

from past participle of disgust entry 2

First Known Use

Adjective

1602, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for disgusted

• adjusted
• combusted
• distrusted
• encrusted
• entrusted
• incrusted
• intrusted
• mistrusted
• busted
• crusted
• dusted
• lusted