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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as in shocked
filled with disgust
the disgusted diners left, vowing to report the restaurant to the board of health
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as in sickened
to cause to feel disgust
the movie's graphic, nonstop violence disgusted us
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Recent Examples of disgust
Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2026
Late in the third quarter, Buzelis turned away from the basket and scrunched up his face in a grimace of disgust.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Anyone who believes that our access to essential medicines should be based on science, not political ideology, should be disgusted by these legal attacks.
—CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025
Warner was just disgusted by Penix, who is really rough right now.
—Michael Salfino, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
They are hurt and they are harmed by the article, and also they are disgusted by some of the things that were said in the article.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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Noun
While baseball fans everywhere else throw up their hands in disgust and flock to the NFL.
—Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2026
Late in the third quarter, Buzelis turned away from the basket and scrunched up his face in a grimace of disgust.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
Verb
In 2017, the Ig Nobel Prize in Medicine went to a team of English and French researchers who used advanced brain-scanning technology to measure the extent to which some people are disgusted by cheese.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Anyone who believes that our access to essential medicines should be based on science, not political ideology, should be disgusted by these legal attacks.
—CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
Adjective
Moreover, disgusted and enraged at his inability to bring Isabelle to heel, Gercourt plots her ruin.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025
Warner was just disgusted by Penix, who is really rough right now.
—Michael Salfino, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
Anyone who believes that our access to essential medicines should be based on science, not political ideology, should be disgusted by these legal attacks.
—CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
They are hurt and they are harmed by the article, and also they are disgusted by some of the things that were said in the article.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disgust
Noun
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But distaste was evident in their pained grins, and their eyes betrayed fresh apprehension of me.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Allenby reassures him that his distaste is to be expected.—
Maureen Dowd,
Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Bill Belichick was not voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility, a league source confirmed to The Athletic on Tuesday, and folks around the NFL are shocked.—
Amos Morale III,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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According to Rob Shuter, the whole family is shocked.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Global leaders reflected on rising antisemitism and the need for unity to combat hatred and war, drawing parallels to defeating Nazism in 1945.—
Vanessa Gera,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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The annual global event remembers the 6 million Jewish victims and millions of other victims and the commitment to stand against hatred and intolerance.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The rest of us will sit here with Belichick, sick to our stomachs.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2026
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Now, the fear is getting sick or stuck far from home.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The executive order cited a 2023 FDA review that found scientific support for the use of medical marijuana to treat pain, anorexia and nausea/vomiting.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Healthy persons infected with salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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As America watched, awe turned to horror as the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds after liftoff because of a rupture in one of its solid-fuel boosters, killing everyone on board.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The film plays on the real-life horrors of conversion therapy and stars Joe Bird, Stacy Clausen, Jeremy Blewitt, Ewen Leslie, Davida McKenzie, Nicholas Hope, Zahra Newman, and Mia Wasikowska.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
27 Jan. 2026
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In the face of such widespread public revulsion, the administration and its enablers have been trying to invent a terrorist threat to justify their increasingly unpopular siege of Minneapolis.—
Michelle Goldberg,
Mercury News,
20 Jan. 2026
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Every walk down the street filled him with revulsion.—
Amir Ahmadi Arian,
The Dial,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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As artificial intelligence has seeped more into daily life, it’s been met with a mix of acceptance and repulsion.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
29 Dec. 2025
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There’s something delicious about his cocktail of self-pity and self-loathing, which can arouse both the viewer’s repulsion and compassion.—
Susie Goldsbrough,
The Atlantic,
28 Dec. 2025
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“Disgust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disgust. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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