as in distaste
a dislike so strong as to cause stomach upset or queasiness
we turned from the grisly scene with disgust
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as in to repulse
to cause to feel disgust
the movie's graphic, nonstop violence disgusted us
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Recent Examples of disgust
Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
In another scene, Styles reacts with disgust after learning that a car accident victim in immense pain is up-to-date on his vaccines.
—William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2026
Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Since then, the podcast has become a rallying point for hundreds of thousands of Potter fans disgusted by the author’s actions but still seeking fellowship and comfort in a series that means the world to them.
—Séamas O'Reilly, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Students expressed anger and disgust.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
In another scene, Styles reacts with disgust after learning that a car accident victim in immense pain is up-to-date on his vaccines.
—William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2026
Verb
On social media, Italian fans were disgusted by the performance, erupting into a meltdown rarely seen.
—Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Since then, the podcast has become a rallying point for hundreds of thousands of Potter fans disgusted by the author’s actions but still seeking fellowship and comfort in a series that means the world to them.
—Séamas O'Reilly, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disgust
Noun
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In an expletive-laden email to Bloomberg, Lee expressed his distaste for the media, as well as ARR as a metric for startup growth.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2026
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was among those expressing distaste for the headliner selection.—
Neda Ulaby,
NPR,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In the mid-19th century, Kasanje was able to repulse a Portuguese military expedition.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Sigmund Freud believed that every crush has a strand of disgust, that people are attracted to what repulses them.—
Daniel Felsenthal,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Here was a player who had without doubt suffered more abuse and more taunts and more hatred than any player in the history of the game.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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Well, maybe that hatred of losing — truly not accepting it, and confronting others who are OK with it — is the pathway to winning.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The trial over visitation and grandparents' rights began in October 2025 and has made headlines with Scott claiming his late wife's parents are largely responsible for his wife's death and for gross medical misconduct that sickened his daughter.—
Juliet Pennington,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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Those pelican numbers were very high because of a toxic algae bloom off Southern California that sickened the birds with domoic acid poisoning.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Many of their patients suffer from migraines, nausea, wheezing, eye infections and brain fog.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Reddy told Fox News Digital that salmonella bacteria can only be killed by cooking a raw egg — and the disease's symptoms include diarrhea, fever, stomach cramps, nausea and vomiting.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Hiram Crombie is shocked and appalled that Jamie is taking the Trading Post from him and kicking him and the other men off Fraser’s Ridge?—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
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The proposal appalled the science community and lawmakers.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Chime, his 2024 horror short, and Serpent’s Path (1998), the dark gangland thriller, are currently screening in arthouse cinemas in major cities across the country courtesy of Janus.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Apr. 2026
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Although today’s audiences might be more desensitized to such gruesome scenes thanks to hyperrealistic special effects in modern horror movies, and the commonplace spread of graphic clips online, audiences of the ‘80s were reportedly traumatized and scandalized.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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And Back both and Nakamoto were horrified by the shutdown of Napster, a peer-to-peer software used for sharing music.—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
9 Apr. 2026
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His statement, which horrified Americans and those watching abroad, followed days of similar exclamations, including multiple threats to destroy power plants and bridges in Iran.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Disgust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disgust. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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