as in sickening
causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment
when we cleaned the room, we found a disgusting plate of moldy food under the bed
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as in appalling
to cause to feel disgust
the movie's graphic, nonstop violence disgusted us
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Recent Examples of disgusting
Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
Just last week came the final approvals for rebuilding the horrible and disgusting Port Authority Bus Terminal.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024
That ends up dislodging the disgusting foreign item in Larry's throat.
—Esther Zuckerman, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
Leigh goes for the gags in this one, from Broadbent’s workplace pratfall to friend of the family Aubrey’s (Timothy Spall) disgusting new restaurant.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
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As in Yuzna’s 1989 film about Beverly Hills elites who literally suck the life out of the lower class, The Substance satirizes the disgusting lengths the wealthy will go in order to stay young and beautiful.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
Just last week came the final approvals for rebuilding the horrible and disgusting Port Authority Bus Terminal.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024
That ends up dislodging the disgusting foreign item in Larry's throat.
—Esther Zuckerman, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
Leigh goes for the gags in this one, from Broadbent’s workplace pratfall to friend of the family Aubrey’s (Timothy Spall) disgusting new restaurant.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
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Los Angeles County is suing the owner of Chiquita Canyon Landfill for failing to control a high-temperature chemical reaction that is cooking garbage and sickening nearby residents.Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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And to sit up there, man, and to be just blatantly hypocritical is funny and sickening at the same time.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
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The final against Colombia pitted the top two teams of the tournament, but the match was marred by ugly scenes outside the Hard Rock Stadium gates hours before kickoff.Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
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The 1935 to 1936 robust rally was followed by an ugly 39% decline in 1937.Bill Stone, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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The discourse will take the horrible transition from the coronation of 2024 to the unfair new expectations of 2025.Brody Miller, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
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Much like in that previous doc, this is a record of some of the most turbulent, heart-wrenching, and anxiety-inducing years in the country’s history, specifically the presidency of Jair Bolsonaro and his horrible administration during the COVID-19 pandemic.Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Jan. 2025
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But Pierce has been tasked with managing an awful quarterback situation, which is a huge reason why the Raiders have lost so many games.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Her awful journey is a raging scream against the patriarchy and a biting critique of how women are viewed, especially by other women.The Week US, theweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Both the Hatter and the Red Queen (Helena Bonham Carter) get boilerplate tragic origins in a cluttered plot that’s drowned out by the hideous, oppressive visual effects.Josh Bell, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
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No abstract theory regardless of how sincerely held should impede or distract from that hideous, concrete real-world reality.Caroline Frost, Deadline, 24 Nov. 2024
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The most shocking moment comes when Contessa accuses Dr. Damon of infidelity and fathering mixed-race children—a claim the other ladies quickly shut down.Shelby Stewart, Essence, 23 Dec. 2024
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The Instant White-Hot Wild: Season 3 Episode 8 Soldier Boy turns out to be as big a villain as Homelander after a shocking twist forces Homelander, Ryan, and Butcher into an unholy alliance.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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Of course, obscene content has been censored, and services that clearly broke intellectual property laws, like Napster, WikiLeaks, and The Pirate Bay were shuttered, but, for the average person, the internet remained broadly open in the United States.Callum Booth, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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There have now been 21 fines due to obscene gestures this season.Ryan Morik, Fox News, 7 Dec. 2024
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When Luke’s obnoxious friend Garrett (Ed Oxenbould) arrives unannounced, the tension is mercifully broken….Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 27 Dec. 2024
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There were a lot of people who had come to Newport just to hear Bob Dylan, the friend of the Beatles, play ‘Like a Rolling Stone’ and who were being really obnoxious about the other acts.Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Disgusting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disgusting. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.
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