Definition of disgust
: marked aversion aroused by something highly distasteful : repugnance wrinked her nose in disgust his disgust at the way the media has been covering the story
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Examples of disgust in a Sentence
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.
Origin and Etymology of disgust
see 2disgust
First Known Use: 1598
disgust
Definition of disgust
transitive verb
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 ignorange
intransitive verb
: to cause disgust
disgusted
adjectivedisgustedly
adverbExamples of disgust in a Sentence
She's a vegetarian because the idea of eating meat totally disgusts her.
The photographs disgust some people.
Origin and Etymology of disgust
Middle French desgouster, from des- dis- + goust taste, from Latin gustus; akin to Latin gustare to taste — more at choose
First Known Use: 1616
DISGUST Defined for English Language Learners
disgust
playDefinition of disgust for English Language Learners
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: a strong feeling of dislike for something that has a very unpleasant appearance, taste, smell, etc.
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: annoyance and anger that you feel toward something because it is not good, fair, appropriate, etc.
disgust
Definition of disgust for English Language Learners
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: to cause (someone) to have a strong feeling of dislike for something especially because it has a very unpleasant appearance, taste, smell, etc.
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of something bad, unfair, improper, etc. : to cause (someone) to feel very annoyed and angry
DISGUST Defined for Kids
Definition of disgust for Students
: a strong feeling of dislike or annoyance for something considered sickening or bad This piece of rudeness was more than Alice could bear: she got up in great disgust … — Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Definition of disgust for Students
disgusted
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: to cause to feel strong dislike or annoyance by being sickening or bad This greasy food disgusts me.
disgustedly
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