disgustful
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6.7
- adjective
- /dɪsˈɡʌstfəl/
- Her disgustful expression made it clear she detested the taste of the soup.
Examples
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The disgustful smell from the garbage made everyone feel nauseous.
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The fridge emitted a disgustful odor that made everyone leave the room.
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He found the sight of the waste in the river truly disgustful.
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That was a disgustful mistake!
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The fridge emitted a disgustful odor that made everyone leave the room.
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Her disgustful expression made it clear she detested the taste of the soup.
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The disgustful smell from the garbage made everyone feel nauseous.
Synonyms
538
1.3
Causing a strong feeling of dislike or making you feel sick
333
2.3
Very unpleasant and making you feel sick or disgusted
156
5.1
Very ugly and likely to make people feel shocked or disgusted
146
1.0
Very dirty and covered with things that smell bad
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5.0
Very bad and morally wrong
54
3.0
Having a very bad smell or taste
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5.5
Causing strong dislike or disgust, like a very bad smell
47
4.1
A very unpleasant thing that shocks or disgusts you
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4.6
Something that makes people feel dislike or disgust
31
7.2
Something people think is morally wrong or dishonest
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4.9
Very unpleasant and likely to make you feel disgusted
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6.7
Causing people to feel offended or want to protest
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7.2
Very bad or morally wrong so people strongly dislike it
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6.8
Not pleasant to taste or smell
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7.7
Causing strong dislike or disgust because people see it as morally wrong
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9.7
Very dirty, smelly and unpleasant to touch or be near
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7.7
Causing strong disgust or hatred in people
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6.1
Causing strong dislike or disgust
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4.1
A very strong stink that makes you want to move away
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6.5
Very unpleasant and causing people to feel strong dislike or hate
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5.3
Having a bad smell or taste that bothers you
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6.4
Causing strong dislike or disgust
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6.9
Making people feel strong dislike or disgust
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9.9
Causing people to feel unpleasant and want to stay away
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9.9
Very unpleasant and likely to make people feel disgusted
Antonyms
How Disgusting
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Disgustful comes from dis- meaning 'away' and gust from Latin gustus meaning 'taste'. A helpful image is food that 'takes away your taste', so something disgustful makes you lose appetite and feel strong dislike or sick.