Disgust
[dɪs'gʌst] or [dɪs'ɡʌst]
Definition
(noun.) strong feelings of dislike.
(verb.) cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of; 'The pornographic pictures sickened us'.
(verb.) fill with distaste; 'This spoilt food disgusts me'.
Inputed by Leonard--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To provoke disgust or strong distaste in; to cause (any one) loathing, as of the stomach; to excite aversion in; to offend the moral taste of; -- often with at, with, or by.
(v. t.) Repugnance to what is offensive; aversion or displeasure produced by something loathsome; loathing; strong distaste; -- said primarily of the sickening opposition felt for anything which offends the physical organs of taste; now rather of the analogous repugnance excited by anything extremely unpleasant to the moral taste or higher sensibilities of our nature; as, an act of cruelty may excite disgust.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Nausea, disrelish, distaste, loathing.[2]. Dislike, repugnance, aversion, antipathy, abomination, detestation, abhorrence, hatred.
v. a. [1]. Sicken, affect with nausea, turn one's stomach, go against one's stomach.[2]. Displease, offend.
Checked by Gerald
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Nausea, loathing, abomination, aversion, dislike, repugnance, abhorrence,distaste
ANT:Desire, liking, partiality, predilection, relish, fondness, longing, avidity
Checked by Gwen
Definition
n. loathing: strong dislike.—v.t. to excite disgust in: to offend the taste of: to displease.—adv. Disgust′edly.—adjs. Disgust′ing Disgust′ful.—adv. Disgust′ingly.—ns. Disgust′ingness Disgust′fulness.
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Examples
- The English men of fashion in Paris courted her, too, to the disgust of the ladies their wives, who could not bear the parvenue. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I could tell you tales of cobbler's wax which would disgust you with human nature. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- But I have heard you express your disgust at that way of living. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- The disgust went to the very bottom of him, a nausea. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- But they recall no feeling of disgust or reluctance. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Holmes turned on his heel with a gesture of disgust. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- At all events there is novelty in being an object of disgust to any man, just when Worcester has so cloyed me with sweets! Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- He must be ashamed and disgusted altogether. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- You know I am disgusted with Madame Svini. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Disgusted, I dare say, and gone home as suddenly as he came. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Here was again a want of delicacy and regard for others which had formerly so struck and disgusted her. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- I hastened to drive from my mind the hateful notion I had been conceiving respecting Grace Poole; it disgusted me. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- No doubt my sunny face of joy and happiness, which he talked to me about, was understood, and it has disgusted him. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- I know that I must have disgusted you. Jane Austen. Emma.
- I admire all that quaint, old-fashioned politeness; it is much more to my taste than modern ease; modern ease often disgusts me. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Fred felt himself to be in a disgusting dilemma. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Every other part of her mind was disgusting. Jane Austen. Emma.
- You disgusting, deceitful creature! Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- It is really quite disgusting, when one has been hearing him so cried up, to see him such a savage! Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- There was only one of our society who carried politeness so far as to seem amused at such disgusting profligacy. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- It's crooked and disgusting, Ferguson said. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- After we had crawled in this disgusting fashion for a matter of a couple of hundred feet we were halted by our escort. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
Editor: Tess