Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Arousing disgust; repugnant. synonym: offensive.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Causing disgust; offensive to the taste, physical, moral, or esthetic.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective That causes disgust; sickening; offensive; revolting.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective which causes
disgust ,repulsive ,distasteful . - verb Present participle of
disgust .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
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Examples
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"Of course," he said -- he used the two words very often, and pronounced the second, rather mincingly, to rhyme with _sauce_: "Of course," said Mr. May, "it's a disgusting place -- _disgusting_!
The Lost Girl 1907
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The word disgusting came to mind, though I suppose it was pretty in that cottage-chintzy-curtain-fabric way.
Mates, Dates: Besties: Cathy Hopkins 2002
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She said she and other parents are trying to mobilize to protest their treatment, which she called "disgusting."
'Glory': Jay-Z's Song For Daughter Blue Ivy, Beyonce's Baby (LISTEN) 2012
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Lusaka appealed to the international community to look into the plight of the refugees to avert what he described as disgusting human suffering.
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'If it were not for what you call my disgusting pride, I should degenerate into that loathsome animal a sponge,' said Ida, rising suddenly from her dejected attitude, and standing up before her admiring little friend,
The Golden Calf 1875
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Sarah Palin's husband defended her Thursday against what he called "disgusting lies" hoping to discredit a new biography that accuses the popular Tea Party figure of drug use and infidelity.
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Sarah Palin's husband defended her Thursday against what he called "disgusting lies" hoping to discredit a new biography that accuses the popular Tea Party figure of drug use and infidelity.
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Sarah Palin's husband defended her Thursday against what he called "disgusting lies" hoping to discredit a new biography that accuses the popular Tea Party figure of drug use and infidelity.
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Karzai's office on Wednesday slammed what it called a disgusting "rise in recent incidents of immoral nature among foreign soldiers."
USATODAY.com News 2012
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Sarah Palin's husband defended her Thursday against what he called "disgusting lies" hoping to discredit a new biography that accuses the popular Tea Party figure of drug use and infidelity.
inthrough_his commented on the word disgusting
This word truly does disgust me, and in because of that, it is perfect.
October 23, 2007
uselessness commented on the word disgusting
Haha, I know what you mean! When you say the word, you can taste it funking in your mouth.
October 23, 2007
yarb commented on the word disgusting
Agreed, inthrough.
Splendid use of funking, there.
October 23, 2007