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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
Iwamasa did speak at the funeral, which would later leave the family disgusted. — Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026 During a meeting in the town of Anlong Veng, its final stronghold, his translator stood up and walked out, disgusted. — Matthew Campbell, Bloomberg, 22 May 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 disgusted
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disgusted
  1. shocked
  2. sickened
  3. sick
  4. repulsed
  5. appalled
  6. horrified
Adjective
  • Owens immediately went after Balor and Gunther while Zayn stood in the ring shocked.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • But the night went from spooky to spellbinding when the stars of the beloved 1998 fantasy film revealed themselves to the shocked crowd of fans.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of shocked
Verb
  • More than 900 people in Washtenaw County, Michigan have been sickened with cyclosporiasis since mid-June.
    — Kate Wells, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026
  • This came with no evidence that his crops were infected with the parasite causing explosive diarrhea that has sickened thousands of people in nearly every state.
    — Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of sickened
Adjective
  • Veterinarians for famed Big Bear bald eagle Jackie, who was found sick and on the ground weeks ago, still don’t know what’s wrong with her.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026
  • What stays with me is not just what happened when my father got sick, but what didn’t happen before.
    — Guy Leitersdorf, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of sick
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 repulsed
Verb
  • Perverse incentives For their part, wildfire experts say that they are appalled by the mere existence of prediction markets that allow for trading on these disasters.
    — Cyrus Farivar, ArsTechnica, 4 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of appalled
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 horrified

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