disgusting
adjective
dis·gust·ing
di-ˈskə-stiŋ 
dis-ˈgə-,
also diz-
: causing a strong feeling of dislike or disinclination : causing disgust
the food was disgusting
a disgusting magazine
a disgusting way to treat people
Examples of disgusting in a Sentence
What a disgusting way to treat people.
when we cleaned the room, we found a disgusting plate of moldy food under the bed
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Kruse and her co-conspirators are now on their fourth different set of lawyers in this dispute, and this is a disgusting publicity stunt by new counsel, as evidenced by the fact that the complaint and press release were sent to the press before the complaint was served.
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Michaela Zee, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
The series sets the various human and humanoid segments of its cast on a direct course with the distinctly inhuman alien flora and fauna on the ship – there are some inventive little monsters aboard, disgusting and harrowing in their own special ways – to great effect.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
This is yet another disgusting partisan abuse of power by the FBI, and any agent asked to assist should refuse to do so.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
Keating said this was nothing but a disgusting betrayal that the U.S. government would not take care of those people who took care of them.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2025
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Michaela Zee, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
The series sets the various human and humanoid segments of its cast on a direct course with the distinctly inhuman alien flora and fauna on the ship – there are some inventive little monsters aboard, disgusting and harrowing in their own special ways – to great effect.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
This is yet another disgusting partisan abuse of power by the FBI, and any agent asked to assist should refuse to do so.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
Keating said this was nothing but a disgusting betrayal that the U.S. government would not take care of those people who took care of them.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disgusting
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“Disgusting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disgusting. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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