as in to repulse
to cause to feel disgust
the movie's graphic, nonstop violence disgusted us
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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
ABC News, 19 May 2026
One thing on my travels has disgusted me.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
Some were disgusted, while others were filled with joy.
—Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Jackson and Jones are opposed by other Republicans including Raffensperger and Carr, who are hoping that voters disgusted by the attacks between Jackson and Jones will be looking for other options.
—ABC News, 19 May 2026
One thing on my travels has disgusted me.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
Verb
The researchers also found that being young, female, and well educated increased the odds that someone would be moist averse, as did being disgusted more generally by bodily functions.
—Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
Some were disgusted, while others were filled with joy.
—Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disgust
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Firstman’s debut directorial effort, Club Kid, shrewdly acknowledges those garish personality tics, which have both endeared and repulsed audiences.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
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Anyone who has worked in or observed the media industry for the last couple of decades will recognize and be repulsed by nepo-baby Jay, who is undeniably villainous.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
30 Apr. 2026
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Commenters quickly identified it as a death cap mushroom — the same fungi that’s sickened scores of Californians.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
1 June 2026
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The outbreak has sickened at least 134 people and killed 18 across Congo and Uganda, with survivors describing harsh symptoms, scarce therapies and fearful neighbors who kept their distance.—
Justin Kabumba,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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These triggers don’t usually sicken other kids, but in others, the abnormal immune response caused by the triggers leads to the development of these later allergic conditions, some of which are life long and can be life-threatening.—
Dr. Daniel DiGiacomo,
Boston Herald,
7 June 2026
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In the end, 48 infants across 17 states were sickened and hospitalized.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
5 June 2026
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Firstman’s debut directorial effort, Club Kid, shrewdly acknowledges those garish personality tics, which have both endeared and repulsed audiences.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
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Anyone who has worked in or observed the media industry for the last couple of decades will recognize and be repulsed by nepo-baby Jay, who is undeniably villainous.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Taxpayers were rightfully appalled.—
Mercury News Editorial Board,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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Which is why advocates are appalled.—
Jack Dolan,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Democratic lawmakers were predictably appalled by Pulte’s selection.—
Shane Harris,
The Atlantic,
2 June 2026
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Taxpayers were rightfully appalled.—
Mercury News Editorial Board,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
Verb
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Every episode of the series, including its most controversial to date, pushed its characters to the edge – and some even to their death – leaving viewers shocked and, in some cases, horrified.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
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Many are horrified by all this short-termism.—
Eric Ries,
Time,
28 May 2026
Verb
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Every episode of the series, including its most controversial to date, pushed its characters to the edge – and some even to their death – leaving viewers shocked and, in some cases, horrified.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
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Many are horrified by all this short-termism.—
Eric Ries,
Time,
28 May 2026
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“Disgust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disgust. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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