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adjective

di-ˈskə-stiŋ How to pronounce disgusting (audio)
Definition of disgustingnext
as in ugly
causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment when we cleaned the room, we found a disgusting plate of moldy food under the bed

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disgusting

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verb

present participle of disgust
as in appalling
to cause to feel disgust the movie's graphic, nonstop violence disgusted us

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Recent Examples of disgusting
Adjective
His central characters can be nasty, disgusting, violent, hysterically cruel, and passionately consumed. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2026 To interrogate Fauci now, for absolutely no coherent reason and completely without sense, is shameful and disgusting. — Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
Verb
The consequences of disgusting one’s wife, whether or not one agrees with her premise, could be enormous. — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2026 Discharge Papers • Aw, The Pitt is back and happy to be disgusting again! — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for disgusting
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disgusting
  1. ugly
  2. appalling
  3. sickening
  4. repulsing
  5. horrible
  6. horrifying
  7. awful
  8. nauseating
Adjective
  • The seventh-round rookie threw an ugly interception in the first quarter, while backpedaling and off his back foot.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Several leading Democrats, including Senator Elissa Slotkin of Michigan and House Speaker Hakeem Jeffries, issued statements denouncing Piker’s ugly warning to the Jews as a barely veiled anti-Semitic threat.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of ugly
Verb
  • The young Forster recoiled from the school’s culture of authoritarianism and militaristic chauvinism, which may have found expression in the students’ often appalling attitudes toward their own mothers.
    — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
  • Of all the recent poster boys for appalling misbehavior by the State Police, Michael Proctor would of course rank number one.
    — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2026
Definition of appalling
Adjective
  • Wildlife officials had found that many of these poisons worked their way through the food chain, sickening and killing owls, raptors, coyotes and mountain lions.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • More importantly, the China business, long a stalwart, started a sickening double-digit decline.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of sickening
Verb
  • While there are dismemberments and other bits of gruesome violence to be found in the film, Badlands is largely aimed at endearing its audience rather than repulsing them.
    — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
Definition of repulsing
Adjective
  • As horrible news stories go, few could compare with what happened on a Greek holiday island Monday.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ terrible, horrible, no good, very bad reelection campaign just got worse after Wednesday night’s debate in Sherman Oaks.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of horrible
Verb
  • The complications are horrifying doctors.
    — Alexandra Frost, USA Today, 24 June 2026
  • Following her rescue, horrifying details of what happened to Jaycee began to emerge.
    — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
Definition of horrifying
Adjective
  • But that team’s awful 2026 season meant any shock switch was a non-starter.
    — Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Kavulich believes that at some point, the situation is going to turn so awful that either Cuban leaders will be forced to change, or the United States will intervene.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of awful
Verb
  • After a summer full of nauseating WNBA drama, that UNC-TCU kickoff in Dublin is gonna hit like crack.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Yeah, the yellowish green stick is nauseating on a hockey sweater.
    — The Athletic NHL Staff, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of nauseating

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“Disgusting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disgusting. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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