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disgusted

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verb

past tense of disgust

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Recent Examples of disgusted
Adjective
The United States emerged disgusted by European entanglements, paving the way for the original America Firsters, who enacted tariffs that deepened the Great Depression and set the stage for a world war rerun. S. C. M. Paine, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025 Commissioners should be reminded, at every step of the process, that an overwhelming majority of Floridians are disgusted and disheartened at the prospect of another brutal, bloody bear hunt. Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2025
Verb
They were disgusted by the comments. Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 21 Sep. 2025 The youthful Oklahoma City Thunder celebrated their first NBA championship in June and endured widespread mockery from the internet when most of them were confused and then disgusted by their first taste of champagne. Dave Smith, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for disgusted
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disgusted
Adjective
  • The shocked look on Byrne’s face, captured in one take, is genuine.
    Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Lewis and Picardo collapsed into tears, and Candy’s family was shocked.
    Makena Gera, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The 15-state outbreak has sickened at least 20, killing four, since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the FDA began investigating cases of listeria poisoning, or listeriosis, in September.
    Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The 15-state outbreak has sickened at least 20, killing four, since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the FDA began investigating cases of listeria poisoning, or listeriosis, in September.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Without a promise of pay, many air traffic controllers have called in sick or just not shown up for work.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Egg prices fell a bit, fewer sick poultry flocks were culled on farms and officials took a breath.
    Christian Orozco, NBC news, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Ron spends a lot of time bouncing around the web, fascinated and repulsed in equal measure.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2025
  • After a disastrous trip to Mexico where Irina appeared repulsed by pretty much everything Zack did, the couple split and Zack crawled back to Bliss.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After going public together on social media, the pair have elicited strong reactions from people in their comments — some appalled by their age gap and others who quickly jump to their defense.
    Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Hollywood leaders were astonished; free speech groups were appalled; and the episode triggered a multi-day news cycle about free speech and corporate capitulation to political pressure.
    Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The hunter was horrified, knowing that growling a challenge was exactly the wrong thing to do.
    Marguerite Reiss, Outdoor Life, 9 Oct. 2025
  • After his grisly crimes were uncovered, Gein spent his final years in psychiatric confinement far from the farmhouse that once horrified the nation.
    Aya Al-Hakim, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025

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“Disgusted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disgusted. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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