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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
Deer-Proof Your Garden To keep your flowers from being gobbled up by deer—one of the most heartbreaking of all garden misfortunes—choose flowers that people find glorious and deer find disgusting. — Mary Alice Russell, Southern Living, 13 July 2026 Where critics see disgusting piles of stuff, hoarders see more. — Shivali H. Patra, Mercury News, 8 July 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
  • Punk tried an ugly moonsault and missed, leading to a Cody kickout at two.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Further, the most recent version of a Flyers black sweater was just plain ugly.
    — The Athletic NHL Staff, New York Times, 1 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
  • To defile the legacy of his family and that family name is sickening, and turns my stomach.
    — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 16 July 2026
  • The 2022 spill was the largest ever from the Keystone pipeline, killing or sickening 2,700 animals.
    — Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 10 July 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
  • The Badgers have had horrible injury luck, which has led to bad QB play the past few years.
    — Antonio Morales, New York Times, 27 July 2026
  • Aemond raves about his horrible older brother who spent their youth tormenting him.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 July 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
  • The optics of continuing to play a seven-day tournament for roughly $4 million in prize money at the same event where men were playing across 12 days for up to $12 million would have been awful.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 25 July 2026
  • From Jeffrey’s team, Chloe’s remade dress, with an off-the-shoulder top and an awful mesh corset patch tied with a blue ribbon, is universally hated by the judges.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 July 2026
Definition of awful
Verb
  • There are flies, rats and, if the wind shifts every so slightly, a waft of thick, nauseating air from the warehouse.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
  • Rebecca Sherman Weatherford, Texas As viewed by this lawyer in Missouri, what Keefe (no relation) describes is nauseating.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Definition of nauseating

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