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disgusted

disgusted

68 2.0
Feeling very upset and showing strong dislike for something dirty or rude
  • adjective
  • /dɪsˈɡʌstɪd/
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  • She was disgusted by the horrible smell coming from the trash can.
  • become disgusted
  • disgusted by the way
  • "disgusted," she said

And a lot of us are disgusted with how how it turned out.

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Examples

Synonyms

horrified
vsdisgusted
35 2.8

Feeling very shocked and upset because something is terrible or frightening

focuses on strong revulsion rather than shock or fear
appalled
vsdisgusted
28 5.6

Shocked and upset by something bad or wrong

centers on strong revulsion at something offensive rather than moral outrage

Antonyms

936 1.0

Feeling happy or satisfied about something

228 1.0

Feeling very happy about something good

How Disgusted

horrified
35 2.8
disgusted
68 2.0

Surface Forms

disgusted positive

Morphology

disgusted = disgust (transparent) = disgust + ed

Formed regularly from the verb 'disgust' with the adjectival/past-participle '-ed'; meaning is directly derived from the base verb.

Etymology

Disgusted comes from the parts dis- and Latin gustare, where gustare means 'to taste', so it once meant a 'bad taste'. So when you are disgusted you feel a strong dislike or revulsion, as if something tastes or feels very unpleasant.