disgusting
adjective
dis·gust·ing
di-ˈskə-stiŋ 
dis-ˈgə-
also diz-
: causing a strong feeling of dislike or disinclination : causing disgust
the food was disgusting
a disgusting magazine
a disgusting way to treat people
Examples of disgusting in a Sentence
What a disgusting way to treat people.
when we cleaned the room, we found a disgusting plate of moldy food under the bed
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Today’s senseless act of violence against innocent servicemen is utterly disgusting.
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
The House should have been in session working everyday to fix this disaster, but instead America was forced fed disgusting political drama once again from both sides of the aisle.
—Richard Hall, Time, 22 Nov. 2025
The whole thing is just disgusting.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 16 Nov. 2025
By modern standards, kind of disgusting.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
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Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
The House should have been in session working everyday to fix this disaster, but instead America was forced fed disgusting political drama once again from both sides of the aisle.
—Richard Hall, Time, 22 Nov. 2025
The whole thing is just disgusting.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 16 Nov. 2025
By modern standards, kind of disgusting.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disgusting
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“Disgusting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disgusting. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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