disgusts 1 of 2

noun

plural of disgust
as in horrors
a dislike so strong as to cause stomach upset or queasiness we turned from the grisly scene with disgust

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disgusts

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verb

present tense third-person singular of disgust
as in repulses
to cause to feel disgust the movie's graphic, nonstop violence disgusted us

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Recent Examples of disgusts
Verb
That’s what really disgusts me. — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disgusts
  1. horrors
  2. repulses
  3. hates
  4. sickens
  5. revulsions
  6. horrifies
Noun
  • Most notably, the release of Twain’s 2011 memoir From This Moment On opened the floodgates on the Twain family’s house of horrors.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 31 July 2026
  • As fresh waves of troops continue to be exposed to the horrors of war, Odysseus’ trauma also continues to hit home.
    — Amy S. Badura-Brack, The Conversation, 30 July 2026
Definition of horrors
Verb
  • Sigmund Freud believed that every crush has a strand of disgust, that people are attracted to what repulses them.
    — Daniel Felsenthal, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Charlie, though, is trying to keep them out of a country that thoroughly repulses him.
    — Alexander Nazaryan, New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2026
Definition of repulses
Noun
  • On the April 14 episode of the Bookmarked by Reese's Book Club podcast, the bestselling author, whose debut adult romantasy novel Starside hit shelves on March 31, spoke with journalist Danielle Robay about all things writing — including her romance genre loves and hates.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Definition of hates
Verb
  • Alcohol kills 178,000 Americans each year and sickens countless more.
    — Lev Facher, STAT, 12 May 2026
  • Just thinking about it totally sickens me.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
Definition of sickens
Noun
  • The deepest reason for this near-universal futility is that most of us remain imprisoned by the delusions of the ego, suffering from alternating cravings and revulsions.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
Definition of revulsions
Verb
  • Watching how the United States treats detainees horrifies many Canadians, said Julia Sande, an immigration attorney with Amnesty International.
    — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 29 July 2026
  • Sunday was another game-long display of why Wembanyama horrifies opponents from either side of the ball.
    — James Jackson, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Definition of horrifies

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