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
John Wisely, Freep.com, 15 July 2025
Instead, your actions have united everyone in their disgust for you.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Reddit Reacts Redditors were generally disgusted by the video.
—Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
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Noun
The suit claims that after a university official informed the school's Board of Regents of the discipline imposed on Dawson, Regent Mark Bernstein wrote back to register his disgust with the decision.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 15 July 2025
Instead, your actions have united everyone in their disgust for you.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
Verb
Interestingly enough, by 1920 Jarvis was disgusted with how commercialized Mother's Day had become.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Reddit Reacts Redditors were generally disgusted by the video.
—Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disgust
Noun
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The showrunner has flaunted his distaste for mainstream Hollywood, and the feeling may be mutual: this summer, his six ongoing series were once again snubbed by the Emmys.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
8 Aug. 2025
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Schlereth, who played in the NFL long before analytics were introduced, expressed his distaste for the usage of metrics.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
31 July 2025
Verb
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Like Einstein, Brassard feels repulsed by the way the particles in the Bell experiment seem to have firsthand awareness of each other despite being separated by, in principle, light-years of space.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 Aug. 2025
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This is something that finally repulses Ivor, and that Orla also grapples with.—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
27 July 2025
Noun
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However, Kelly’s hatred towards Beyoncé is well-documented and the singer’s fans have noticed.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The Republican Party has nothing positive to say about any person, place or thing that Trump disparages in his rants of hatred.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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For example, between 29 and 34% of participants experienced nausea with orforglipron compared with 25 to 29% in Zepbound trials.—
Amanda Sealy,
CNN Money,
7 Aug. 2025
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Taking them with a meal can also help reduce nausea or stomach upset.—
Patricia Weiser,
Verywell Health,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Spielberg imagined it as a noise that has the power to appall.—
David Denby,
Vulture,
3 July 2025
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Still, there is plenty here that should appall both Democrats and Republicans.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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One user suggested the couple might have found themselves in a horror film scenario.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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But to be fair, when have studio executives ever foamed at the mouth to make an arthouse horror film set in the world of ballet, one that ends with its heroine taking her own life?—
Keaton Bell,
Vogue,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In that state, in October 1948, 20 people died and nearly 6,000 were sickened in the Donora Smog Event.—
Lisa Wood Shapiro,
Wired News,
9 Aug. 2025
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Key Takeaways Twenty-one people in Florida were recently sickened after consuming raw milk.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The origin story of his revulsion involves a late-night infomercial for a stick blender.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
26 July 2025
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Images of skeletal, starving Gazans, including children, have harked back to the darkest corners of the twentieth century, stirring Western revulsion – if not yet concrete action – toward the humanitarian crisis.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
24 July 2025
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“Disgust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disgust. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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