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adjective

di-ˈskə-stəd How to pronounce disgusted (audio)
Definition of disgustednext
as in shocked
filled with disgust the disgusted diners left, vowing to report the restaurant to the board of health

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disgusted

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verb

past tense of disgust
as in sickened
to cause to feel disgust the movie's graphic, nonstop violence disgusted us

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Recent Examples of disgusted
Adjective
Your leader is disgusted in all of you’. — Nick Miller, New York Times, 17 June 2026 See It Bill and Vic came out of the brush in a few minutes, plainly disappointed and disgusted. — Fred Bear, Outdoor Life, 11 June 2026
Verb
Allie, in particular, is disgusted by the men who treat her as functionally interchangeable with any other available, able-bodied woman. — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026 If the polls are any indication, Americans in general are disgusted with Washington’s Israel policy. — Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for disgusted
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disgusted
  1. shocked
  2. sickened
  3. sick
  4. repulsed
  5. appalled
  6. horrified
Adjective
  • My conversations and research left me much less shocked at that statistic that had sent chills down my spine a few weeks prior.
    — Luba Kassova, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Katlar Parchman, 19, appeared shocked to be in the defendant's chair on Saturday.
    — Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of shocked
Verb
  • The milk suspected to have sickened the girls didn’t come from one of the state’s dozen licensed farms.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
  • At the time, the FDA had gotten reports of at least 30 sickened people.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of sickened
Adjective
  • Compiling and sharing data from large races can also help event organizers assess whether changes like earlier start times or alternate dates help reduce the number of people who get sick or hurt.
    — STAT, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Add a perinatal mood or anxiety disorder, a loss, a lawsuit, a sick parent or a partner who travels, and the inventory stops being theoretical.
    — Simbiat Adighije, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of sick
Verb
  • Young people just aren’t interested, partly because they’re repulsed by bodily fluids.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
  • His recent comments didn’t favor the Browns fanbase, and many Cleveland fans seem viscerally repulsed by him.
    — Andy Behrens, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of repulsed
Verb
  • Raptors fans were appalled by the comments, but Barnes responded with humor on social media.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Smith died at the age of ninety-four in 2017, having seen many years of the internet gossip reporting that came after her and having been appalled by it.
    — Lindsey Weber, Vanity Fair, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of appalled
Verb
  • Zinn was cited for distinguished service, but he was horrified by the operation’s steep civilian death toll.
    — Barbara Spindel, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Oct. 2026
  • When The Swan first aired two decades ago, in 2004, the reality makeover show captivated viewers—and horrified critics.
    — Joan Kron, Allure, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of horrified

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“Disgusted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disgusted. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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