: 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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Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 19 May 2025
The kiss sent the audience at Studio 8H into a loud applause, as various SNL castmembers could be seen jokingly reacting in disgust in the background, including James Austin Johnson and Emil Wakim.
—Nicholas Rice, People.com, 18 May 2025
Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2025
In the book, Cruise and Bateman share an apartment building, a fact that Bateman appears at times both delighted and disgusted by.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Marner sidestepping a jersey thrown in disgust during what could be one of his final shifts as a Leaf might end up being a lasting image of his time in Toronto — and a lasting image of just how disappointing the Leafs core has been in the playoffs.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 19 May 2025
The kiss sent the audience at Studio 8H into a loud applause, as various SNL castmembers could be seen jokingly reacting in disgust in the background, including James Austin Johnson and Emil Wakim.
—Nicholas Rice, People.com, 18 May 2025
Verb
He isn’t disgusted by sexuality, just innocent and uninterested.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2025
In the book, Cruise and Bateman share an apartment building, a fact that Bateman appears at times both delighted and disgusted by.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Disgust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disgust. Accessed 25 May. 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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