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Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • transitive verb To excite nausea or loathing in; sicken.
  • transitive verb To offend the taste or moral sense of; repel.
  • noun Profound dislike or annoyance caused by something sickening or offensive.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To excite nausea or loathing in; offend the taste of.
  • To offend the mind or moral sense of: with at or with, formerly with from: as, to be disgusted at foppery or with vulgar pretension.
  • To feel a distaste for; have an aversion to; disrelish.
  • noun Strong disrelish or distaste; aversion to the taste of food or drink; nausea; loathing.
  • noun Repugnance excited by something offensive or loathsome; a strong feeling of aversion or repulsion; extreme distaste or dislike.
  • noun Synonyms Hatred, Dislike, etc. (see antipathy), loathing, detestation, abhorrence.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • transitive verb 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.
  • noun 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.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb To cause an intense dislike for something.
  • noun An intense dislike or loathing someone feels for something bad or nasty.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of
  • verb fill with distaste
  • noun strong feelings of dislike

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Late Old French desgouster, to lose one's appetite : des-, dis- + gouster, to eat, taste (from Latin gustāre; see geus- in Indo-European roots).]

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

From Old French desgouster ("to put off one's appetite"), from des- ("dis-") + gouster, goster ("to taste"), from Latin gustus ("a tasting").

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Examples

  • Sticking around for such conversations, when every part of you wants to walk away in disgust, is perhaps one of the most challenging aspects of genuine peace work – and it deserves respect.

    Global Voices in English » Israel: Eurovision Peace Duo Push for Another Way 2009

  • "I was surprised," said Stillman, who yelled in disgust from the penalty box.

    NHL - National Hockey League - St Louis vs. Detroit 2002

  • We turned in disgust from the revolting scene, but were unable to leave the spot until the captain had satisfied a noisy group of his own people, who were demanding a supply of stores.

    Roughing It in the Bush 1852

  • But more interesting than the disgust is the system of belief working behind it: the principles of physiognomy.

    The Romance of China: Excursions to China in U.S. Culture: 1776-1876 2005

  • It's fairly obvious that Qiao hadn't been able to hide what he called his disgust with his government, and when his brother surfaced as a resurgent last week they added things together and ordered a wet affair, before Qiao could try defecting.

    Quiller Bamboo Hall, Adam 1991

  • You should not allow yourself to feel what you call disgust at any of God's creatures.

    Linda Tressel Anthony Trollope 1848

  • TIRUPATI: A large number of people led by the TDP functionaries have on Wednesday staged a dharna in front of the Office of the Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO) here to express what they called their disgust over the 'complete failure' of the State Government in meeting even the basic needs of the poor and middle-class.

    The Hindu - Front Page 2010

  • TIRUPATI: A large number of people led by the TDP functionaries have on Wednesday staged a dharna in front of the Office of the Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO) here to express what they called their disgust over the 'complete failure' of the State Government in meeting even the basic needs of the poor and middle-class.

    The Hindu - Front Page 2010

  • This is one of those books where the reader just has to decide whether to go along for the ride, or whether to close the covers in disgust and move on to something more believable.

    PETRONA Maxine 2009

  • This is one of those books where the reader just has to decide whether to go along for the ride, or whether to close the covers in disgust and move on to something more believable.

    Book review Maxine 2009

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