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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Making a disgusting joke about assassinating the President #2.
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Are there consequences — physical, spiritual, emotional — to believing that our bodies are disgusting and should always be smaller?
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Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Making a disgusting joke about assassinating the President #2.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2026
Are there consequences — physical, spiritual, emotional — to believing that our bodies are disgusting and should always be smaller?
—Emma Copley Eisenberg, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
These words then take on guilt by association because of the things we have been socialized to find unpleasant, uncomfortable, or disgusting.
—Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
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 6 May. 2026.
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