disgust
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2.0
- noun
- /dɪsˈɡʌst/
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- Her disgust at the messy room was evident as she shook her head in disapproval.
- express disgust
- evoke disgust
- elicit disgust
So there's joy, sadness, disgust, fear, and anger.
- So there's joy, sadness, disgust, fear, and anger.
- OK, our final domain of disgust is animals and insects.
- So that's fear, anger, disgust, shame and sadness.
- It comes from a sense of disgust and anger.
- And so it comes with vitriol and hatred and disgust and anger and frustration.
- Myself, I did react with visceral disgust and contempt for that.
- I needed to share my hurt, my disgust, and my pain.
- But that disgust made me leave and go somewhere else.
- Instead you get to live in a Stew of grief, anger, disgust, more anger and more grief.
- My feelings were, were of disgust, really.
- This would be true for pain, for fear, for disgust, for happiness and other kinds of emotions.
- Now, originally these feelings like disgust, they evolved in order to help us.
- And I think that there's a history of disgust for those people, a long history.
Examples
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It comes from a sense of disgust and anger.
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When someone experiences disgust, physiological changes may include nausea, salivation, and a decreasing heart rate.
Academic text (1999) -
I needed to share my hurt, my disgust, and my pain.
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My feelings were, were of disgust, really.
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There was every reason, and I struggled to keep disgust out of my voice.
Fiction book (1990) -
You see, it was the disgust of almost getting mixed up with her that was keeping me awake nights.
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The trade off is between disgust and fascination.
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"Well, what's your side?" he asked, a note of disgust edging his voice.
Fiction book (1990) -
Your disgust was clear.
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Han shook his head, a mixture of frustration and disgust in his mouth.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
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5.2
A strong feeling of hatred and disgust for someone or something
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6.5
A strong dislike of something or someone
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6.3
A strong feeling of disgust at something very unpleasant
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6.2
A strong feeling of dislike and disgust
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8.4
A strong feeling of dislike or disgust
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7.8
A very strong feeling of hate and disgust
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8.6
A very strong feeling of hate and disgust for someone or something
A strong feeling of disgust or deep dislike
Antonyms
Compounds
How Disgusted
Surface Forms
Morphology
disgust = gust (opaque) = dis + gust
The word is historically built from 'dis-' + 'gust' in the sense of 'taste/relish', but the modern meaning 'revulsion' is not straightforwardly recoverable for most learners.
Etymology
Disgust comes from Latin parts dis- ('not' or 'away') and gustare ('to taste'). It first meant something that 'tastes bad' or makes you turn away, which is why disgust now means a strong feeling of dislike or sickness at something unpleasant.