Meaning

To cause an intense dislike for something..

Definitions by Sense

1. To cause an intense dislike for something.
2. An intense dislike or loathing someone feels for something bad or nasty.

Example Sentences

It disgusts me to see her chew with her mouth open.

1874, Marcus Clarke, For the Term of His Natural Life Chapter V It is impossible to convey, in words, any idea of the hideous phantasmagoria of shifting limbs and faces which moved through the evil-smelling twilight of this terrible prison-house. Callot might have drawn it, Dante might have suggested it, but a minute attempt to describe its horrors would but disgust.

Tuc[ca]. […] Can thy Author doe it impudently enough? / Hiſt[rio]. O, I warrant you, Captaine: and ſpitefully inough too; he ha's one of the moſt ouerflowing villanous wits, in Rome. He will ſlander any man that breathes; If he diſguſt him. / Tucca. I'le know the poor, egregious, nitty Raſcall; and he haue ſuch commendable Qualities, I'le cheriſh him: […]

Mud This is a very specious piece of business; and above my implication—Dear me—dear me—what a thing it is, that one never can disgust one’s meals in peace—but one must be torn piecemeal with defamations—convocations—and other informalities—If I’d any of the fees and requisites of office for my pains—it would be a different thing—but every body knows I’m an ignoramous, and commit justice gratis—I must disperse the complaint.

With an air of disgust, she stormed out of the room.

Word Forms

• disgusts
• disgusting
• disgusted

Synonyms for disgust

Antonyms for disgust

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When Should You Use Disgust?

Use disgust when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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