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noun

di-ˈskəst How to pronounce disgust (audio)
Definition of disgustnext
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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disgust

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verb

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
Noun
In response, the managing director of the country’s soccer federation resigned in disgust, and the team left South Africa winless after scoring just once in three games. — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026 Most fishermen confine their angling to early morning and late evening, and the pike fishermen of early spring have given up in disgust. — Jack G. Mell, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2026
Verb
Even Florida voters who usually support Republicans should be disgusted and realize that what goes around comes around. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 May 2026 Many consumers are wary, skeptical, and even disgusted by AI content in ads. — Melissa A. Wheeler, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for disgust
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disgust
  1. distaste
  2. repulse
  3. hatred
  4. sicken
  5. nausea
  6. appall
  7. horror
  8. horrify
Noun
  • In his TikTok, Lemon went on to explain his distaste for Clark’s dismissal.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026
  • The results show Californians have a strong distaste for building data centers for artificial intelligence technology, and largely favor the state’s efforts to protect the environment and cut emissions — with some exceptions.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
Definition of distaste
Verb
  • Philly may be shedding its second-fiddle status, but it remains entirely repulsed by frauds and underachievers.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
  • Plenty of people bought it, plenty were repulsed by it.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Definition of repulse
Noun
  • Yet the hatred of Dulles—so absolute in its consensus—reminds me of other ways in which our culture has hardened.
    — Adrienne LaFrance, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Please try to keep your red-state hatreds and prejudices confined within your borders, and leave the rest of us in peace.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of hatred
Verb
  • Michigan health officials say new cases of cyclosporiasis are declining in the state hit hardest by an outbreak that has sickened more than 12,000 people and left two dead in the state since June.
    — Lena H. Sun, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Shredded iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Fresh Foods remains at the center of a separate recall after hundreds were sickened with cyclospora, a parasite known to cause explosive diarrhea.
    — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of sicken
Noun
  • Health care officials said that most people who become infected with the virus don't show symptoms, but approximately 20% of people will develop fever and may get headaches, body aches, nausea, tiredness and sometimes a skin rash.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Side effects included injection-site reactions such as pain, tenderness and swollen lymph nodes; fatigue; headache; muscle or joint pain; nausea or vomiting; and fever.
    — Elise Haulund, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of nausea
Verb
  • He was appalled by the slaughter, but, more than that, by the complacency of his neighbors, their willingness to ignore the bloody work being done under their noses.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
  • Many subjects were appalled by his treatment of his closest family.
    — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 9 July 2026
Definition of appall
Noun
  • Her film credits include Legion (2010), the remake of Straw Dogs (2011), and the supernatural horror movie The Mortuary Assistant (2026).
    — Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Aug. 2026
  • In 21 months of these meetings, not one investor has expressed interest in funding a dark, violent horror or thriller.
    — Daren Smith, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of horror
Verb
  • To my surprise, though, a lot of the commenters were, um, horrified?
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 31 July 2026
  • The daughter of the Laestrygonians, whose scream summons the gigantic knights, is horrified to see men from the sea.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 July 2026
Definition of horrify

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