Disgust
verb
To make someone feel very upset, or to feel very upset.
The sight of the dirty room disgusted me.
Often appears as...
- disgust me
- filled with disgust
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Disapproving
noun
A strong feeling of disapproval and dislike at a situation, person's behavior, etc.
I watched with disgust as he picked up a piece of sushi and put it back.
Often appears as...
- absolute disgust
- feeling of disgust
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Disapproving
verb
To strongly put off or revolt.
His crass remarks disgust most women.
Often appears as...
- disgust somebody
- disgust at something
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To make someone feel very upset, or to feel very upset.
The sight of the dirty room disgusted me.
Often appears as...
- disgust me
- filled with disgust
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A strong feeling of disapproval and dislike at a situation, person's behavior, etc.
I watched with disgust as he picked up a piece of sushi and put it back.
Often appears as...
- absolute disgust
- feeling of disgust
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To strongly put off or revolt.
His crass remarks disgust most women.
Often appears as...
- disgust somebody
- disgust at something
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Reaction
Use this verb to emphasize a personal emotional response to something very unpleasant.
The way he talked about the vulnerable group disgusted me.
Pro Tip 2/3Strong Upset
It conveys a reaction that's beyond mere annoyance or dislike; it's a deep aversion.
He shows up late, to my disgust, without any excuse.
Pro Tip 3/3Moral Judgment
Often reflects a moral judgment against something perceived as wrong or offensive.
Their dishonest tactics disgust me.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Reaction
Use this verb to emphasize a personal emotional response to something very unpleasant.
The way he talked about the vulnerable group disgusted me.
Pro Tip 2/3Strong Upset
It conveys a reaction that's beyond mere annoyance or dislike; it's a deep aversion.
He shows up late, to my disgust, without any excuse.
Pro Tip 3/3Moral Judgment
Often reflects a moral judgment against something perceived as wrong or offensive.
Their dishonest tactics disgust me.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Reaction
Use this verb to emphasize a personal emotional response to something very unpleasant.
The way he talked about the vulnerable group disgusted me.
Pro Tip 2/3Strong Upset
It conveys a reaction that's beyond mere annoyance or dislike; it's a deep aversion.
He shows up late, to my disgust, without any excuse.
Pro Tip 3/3Moral Judgment
Often reflects a moral judgment against something perceived as wrong or offensive.
Their dishonest tactics disgust me.
Compare with
abhorrenceaversiondetestationdispleasuredistasteloathenausearepulsionrevulsion
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The surprising reasons...
you do what any courageous, self-respecting possum would curl into an immobile state called catatonia, stick out your tongue, drool, and ooze some foul-smelling liquid from your anal glands. Disgusted, your assailant loosens its grip, decides you’re not the dinner it was looking for,
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Danica Patrick Eats a...
and for years, I always used to eat them like this. What? And they taste disgusting because they're full of-- --this yellow kind of weird stuff and really pungent. It stays with you forever. But if you cook them and you barbecue them up, then it's perfect.
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The truth about unwanted...
So, it's a product. The reason you experience it is because you spent the first two decades of your life learning that sex is a dangerous and disgusting source of everlasting shame and if you're not really good at it, no one will ever love you.
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Advice from the world’s...
in this field I got started in this field when I left college my mother said to me you need to get a job so I did the obvious thing I got a job demolishing public toilets yes it was every bit as disgusting and horrible as it sounds and
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I grew up in the...
not just for them but for us and our future. Escalating disgust and intractable conflict are not what we want for ourselves, or our country or our next generation. My mom said something to me a few weeks before I left Westboro,
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Filming Inside a Cave...
i've got that wee down my glasses so i can barely see out of them i've got to say it's disgusting not a nice pleasant experience at all this cave is an amazing cave to film in it's full of life
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A brief history of the...
and feels both disgust and sympathy for the trapped beast— prompting the reader to consider the pain of doing evil. By the Renaissance, the devil started to assume a more human form.
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Coconut Crabs Devour Pig...
And the results are about the most disgusting thing you've ever seen. But it is very enlightening. With help from their smaller strawberry hermit crab
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Vampire Bat Colony Found...
i'm only just an animal doing what they do but it's disgusting oh god get me out here i've never been so glad to leave a place in all my life
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These Divers Search For...
feeling sorrow anger disgust and you feel sort of feeling helplessness we said you know we need to go out and find
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The surprising reasons...
you do what any courageous, self-respecting possum would curl into an immobile state called catatonia, stick out your tongue, drool, and ooze some foul-smelling liquid from your anal glands. Disgusted, your assailant loosens its grip, decides you’re not the dinner it was looking for,
Video examples
Danica Patrick Eats a...
and for years, I always used to eat them like this. What? And they taste disgusting because they're full of-- --this yellow kind of weird stuff and really pungent. It stays with you forever. But if you cook them and you barbecue them up, then it's perfect.
Video examples
The truth about unwanted...
So, it's a product. The reason you experience it is because you spent the first two decades of your life learning that sex is a dangerous and disgusting source of everlasting shame and if you're not really good at it, no one will ever love you.
Video examples
Advice from the world’s...
in this field I got started in this field when I left college my mother said to me you need to get a job so I did the obvious thing I got a job demolishing public toilets yes it was every bit as disgusting and horrible as it sounds and
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I grew up in the...
not just for them but for us and our future. Escalating disgust and intractable conflict are not what we want for ourselves, or our country or our next generation. My mom said something to me a few weeks before I left Westboro,
Video examples
Filming Inside a Cave...
i've got that wee down my glasses so i can barely see out of them i've got to say it's disgusting not a nice pleasant experience at all this cave is an amazing cave to film in it's full of life
Video examples
A brief history of the...
and feels both disgust and sympathy for the trapped beast— prompting the reader to consider the pain of doing evil. By the Renaissance, the devil started to assume a more human form.
Video examples
Coconut Crabs Devour Pig...
And the results are about the most disgusting thing you've ever seen. But it is very enlightening. With help from their smaller strawberry hermit crab
Video examples
Vampire Bat Colony Found...
i'm only just an animal doing what they do but it's disgusting oh god get me out here i've never been so glad to leave a place in all my life
Video examples
These Divers Search For...
feeling sorrow anger disgust and you feel sort of feeling helplessness we said you know we need to go out and find
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Bruce Robinson
English Director
Bernard Shaw said that when you copy yourself, you know you've got style. And I feel that if you can write like you write, then you are true to yourself. And it's not an easy thing to do - it's a disgustingly difficult thing to do.
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Susan Dey
American Actress
This little kid pointed at me and said, 'You look disgusting!' That was the first time I thought maybe I did. I decided I'd better start eating. I'm just thankful that I made it through with relatively few scars.
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Theodore Zeldin
English Philosopher
The world is... often terrifying, disgusting and tragic, but it is also beautiful. I should like to know how exactly each person would make it a tiny bit less disgusting and a tiny bit more beautiful.
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Flea
Australian Musician
When I first heard about Twittering, I thought it was the most disgusting thing I'd ever heard of in my life. It's like the devil: the idea that your personal life is there for everybody.
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Mark Billingham
English Novelist
I think it's very easy to disgust the reader with violence on the page - that's incredibly easy - but it's far harder to make a reader care about a character.
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Moshe Kasher
American Comedian
I'm a strong believer in free speech to the degree that I support everybody's right to speak, including those whose views I find disgusting.
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William John Wills
English Scientist
I am often disgusted at hearing young people I know, declare that they are afraid of doing this or that, because they MIGHT be killed.
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Jack Monroe
British Journalist
In my experience, yelling at people that they are wrong and disgusting rarely wins the argument, nor changes point of view.
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Cindy Sheehan
American Activist
Looking back, all I can say is that the meeting with Bush was one of the most disgusting experiences in my life.
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Marcus Tullius Cicero
Roman Statesman
The greatest pleasures are only narrowly separated from disgust.
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Bruce Robinson
English Director
Bernard Shaw said that when you copy yourself, you know you've got style. And I feel that if you can write like you write, then you are true to yourself. And it's not an easy thing to do - it's a disgustingly difficult thing to do.
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Susan Dey
American Actress
This little kid pointed at me and said, 'You look disgusting!' That was the first time I thought maybe I did. I decided I'd better start eating. I'm just thankful that I made it through with relatively few scars.
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Theodore Zeldin
English Philosopher
The world is... often terrifying, disgusting and tragic, but it is also beautiful. I should like to know how exactly each person would make it a tiny bit less disgusting and a tiny bit more beautiful.
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Flea
Australian Musician
When I first heard about Twittering, I thought it was the most disgusting thing I'd ever heard of in my life. It's like the devil: the idea that your personal life is there for everybody.
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Mark Billingham
English Novelist
I think it's very easy to disgust the reader with violence on the page - that's incredibly easy - but it's far harder to make a reader care about a character.
Quote examples
Moshe Kasher
American Comedian
I'm a strong believer in free speech to the degree that I support everybody's right to speak, including those whose views I find disgusting.
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William John Wills
English Scientist
I am often disgusted at hearing young people I know, declare that they are afraid of doing this or that, because they MIGHT be killed.
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Jack Monroe
British Journalist
In my experience, yelling at people that they are wrong and disgusting rarely wins the argument, nor changes point of view.
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Cindy Sheehan
American Activist
Looking back, all I can say is that the meeting with Bush was one of the most disgusting experiences in my life.
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Marcus Tullius Cicero
Roman Statesman
The greatest pleasures are only narrowly separated from disgust.
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