as in distaste
a dislike so strong as to cause stomach upset or queasiness
we turned from the grisly scene with disgust
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as in to repulse
to cause to feel disgust
the movie's graphic, nonstop violence disgusted us
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Recent Examples of disgust
Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
Immediately after the slush fund was announced, a bipartisan group of lawmakers expressed their disgust.
—The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2026
Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
Some were disgusted, while others were filled with joy.
—Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
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Noun
The highlight came when Kenny Omega tried to smoke a cigar, only to start choking as his peers looked on in disgust.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
Immediately after the slush fund was announced, a bipartisan group of lawmakers expressed their disgust.
—The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2026
Verb
The researchers also found that being young, female, and well educated increased the odds that someone would be moist averse, as did being disgusted more generally by bodily functions.
—Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
Some were disgusted, while others were filled with joy.
—Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disgust
Noun
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Many users expressed a distaste for the administration's post about the incident.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
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In 2019, the first operator in the capital, Jump, expressed distaste that the City Council was considering such a requirement.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
27 May 2026
Verb
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Firstman’s debut directorial effort, Club Kid, shrewdly acknowledges those garish personality tics, which have both endeared and repulsed audiences.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
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Anyone who has worked in or observed the media industry for the last couple of decades will recognize and be repulsed by nepo-baby Jay, who is undeniably villainous.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There is no kind of treatment that’s going to get rid of this body dysmorphia and hatred toward your body.—
Louis Staples,
Glamour,
27 May 2026
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Silence enables hatred to grow.—
Michael Brunker,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2026
Verb
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The outbreak has sickened at least 134 people and killed 18 across Congo and Uganda, with survivors describing harsh symptoms, scarce therapies and fearful neighbors who kept their distance.—
Justin Kabumba,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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Soon afterward, two more passengers sickened and died, and at least eight others were infected.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
24 May 2026
Noun
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Potential side effects of GLP-1s include nausea, vomiting, changes in vision, low blood sugar, and, in rare cases, thyroid cancer.—
Maia Rosenfeld,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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Four months of chemotherapy followed, with nausea and exhaustion that never quite let up.—
Ayren Jackson-Cannady,
SELF,
29 May 2026
Verb
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Taxpayers were rightfully appalled.—
Mercury News Editorial Board,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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Which is why advocates are appalled.—
Jack Dolan,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Nilsson admits to suffering from horror vacui—a fear of empty space, which in her case reads less like a neurotic affliction than like compulsive conviviality.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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One of the only calendar moments the site leans into is Halloween, where thousands upon thousands of videos flood the platform, from DIY Halloween costume tutorials to full-length horror films, a YouTube spokesman tells me.—
Marlow Stern,
Variety,
2 June 2026
Verb
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The complications are horrifying doctors.—
Sara Moniuszko,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Many are horrified by all this short-termism.—
Eric Ries,
Time,
28 May 2026
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“Disgust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disgust. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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