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disgustingness

disgustingness

1 6.5
How gross or unpleasant something is
  • noun
  • /dɪsˈɡʌstɪŋnəs/
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  • From the substitution of Sprite for all other natural cake ingredients to the use of pudding mix in the already packaged icing, my mouth was reeling from the disgustingness of your creation.

Examples

  • With your krauts edging out your rice grinders in the overall disgustingness factor.

  • OK, so going to peel off the disgustingness of the lattice so that can go over that right.

  • Well, my disgustingness is my best feature.

  • Whether it be from work or from the disgustingness of what this world has become, we hear enough negativity in those areas of our life.

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  • They're very sweet, but the disgustingness is really like pulling away from the enjoyment.

  • Users are going to get used to seeing beautiful, crisp experiences on native apps, then turn to the web and get pixelated disgustingness.

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  • There is so much nose picking, booger eating, pencil chewing, water bottle licking, and general disgustingness that it can be overwhelming!

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  • The disgustingness of the spoiled food made everyone lose their appetite.

  • Children often find the disgustingness of certain foods amusing and gross.

  • The disgustingness of his behavior at the party shocked everyone present.

Synonyms

awfulness
vsdisgustingness
7 6.0

A very unpleasant quality that makes people feel bad

is stronger, stressing revolting and offensive qualities more clearly
nastiness
vsdisgustingness
3 5.0

A strong unpleasant quality that makes people uncomfortable

is stronger, stressing extreme revulsion rather than general unpleasantness
vileness
vsdisgustingness
2 8.0

Very bad and morally wrong behavior

focuses on revolting or offensive quality without moral emphasis
hideousness
vsdisgustingness
2 6.3

Extreme ugliness that makes people feel shocked or disgusted

is broader unpleasantness not limited to ugly appearance
obnoxiousness
vsdisgustingness
2 8.0

Being very rude and annoying to other people

centres on being revolting rather than socially offensive behaviour
horribleness
vsdisgustingness
1 5.9

A very unpleasant, shocking state that causes fear or disgust

is mainly revolting rather than evoking shock or terror
repulsiveness
vsdisgustingness
1 7.0

A strong feeling of disgust that makes you want to move away

is broader extreme unpleasantness beyond only sensory disgust
loathsomeness
vsdisgustingness
1 9.1

A strong feeling that something is very unpleasant or disgusting

is general extreme unpleasantness rather than focused moral hatred
odiousness
vsdisgustingness
  • Formal
9.0

A quality of being very unpleasant and causing strong dislike

emphasizes severe unpleasantness without centring on moral hate
nauseatingness
vsdisgustingness
9.4

A strong feeling that makes you feel sick because of a bad taste or smell

covers extreme unpleasantness more generally, not only nausea
sickeningness
vsdisgustingness
9.4

A strong feeling of disgust caused by a bad taste, often from food or drink

is the wider quality of being revolting beyond causing sickness
lousiness
vsdisgustingness
  • Informal
7.4

A bad, unpleasant quality that makes people unhappy or annoyed

is more intense, adding a revolting or offensive edge
distastefulness
vsdisgustingness
6.1

Being unpleasant or offensive and making people feel dislike

is stronger and more revolting than simple dislike
horridness
vsdisgustingness
7.7

A very unpleasant quality that shocks people

leans more toward revulsion than general dread or dreadfulness
noxiousness
vsdisgustingness
8.9

How harmful or poisonous something is

is about revolting or offensive quality not about harm
noisomeness
vsdisgustingness
9.9

A strong unpleasant smell or other harmful quality in a place

focuses on being revolting or offensive without implying poison

Antonyms

232 3.1

Be attractive or interesting to someone

2 3.4

A feeling that something is nice and enjoyable

A quality that makes people feel great pleasure

How Disgusting

abhorrence
2 7.8
revulsion
18 6.3
disgustingness
1 6.5
distaste
28 4.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

disgustingness = disgusting (transparent) = disgust + ing + ness

Clear nominalization from the adjective 'disgusting' using the productive suffix '-ness'.

Etymology

Disgustingness comes from the first part dis- meaning 'not' or 'away' and the root gustare meaning 'to taste', so it originally described a 'bad taste' that makes you turn away. So, disgustingness is the quality of being very unpleasant or revolting.