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Disgust Common

Disgust has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

strong feelings of dislike

"The smell of rotting garbage filled him with disgust, causing him to cover his nose and hurry away from the alley."

2

An intense dislike or loathing someone feels for something bad or nasty.

"The smell of rotting fish in the kitchen sent a wave of disgust through everyone who walked past."

Verb
1

fill with distaste

"This spoilt food disgusts me"

2

cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of

"The pornographic pictures sickened us"

3

To cause an intense dislike for something.

"The sight of the overflowing garbage bin filled everyone with disgust and they turned away immediately."

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
dislike stimulate repel
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
abhorrence repugnance nausea sicken shock

Origin

The word disgust comes from Middle French, originally meaning to put off one's appetite. It combines the prefix des- with a form of the word for "to taste."

Rhyming Words
ust wust kust bust rust fust cust oust dust lust must gust aust adust trust noust joust doust roust crust
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