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
Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
Schumer justified his intention of voting to advance the CR despite his disgust with it, arguing a shutdown would be terrible for the economy and allow President Trump and Elon Musk to further gut the federal workforce.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
Jim Root, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
Neighbors were disgusted and dumbfounded about the senseless slaughter of an animal that had never caused any trouble.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 28 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The new footage opens with Happy Gilmore expressing disgust at a bust of his head, which sits alongside those of real golfers like Arnold Palmer and Tiger Woods.
—Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2025
Schumer justified his intention of voting to advance the CR despite his disgust with it, arguing a shutdown would be terrible for the economy and allow President Trump and Elon Musk to further gut the federal workforce.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
The Sooners should still be fine given their bona fides, but the current 3-8 mark in the SEC is going to disgust some observers.
—Jim Root, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
Neighbors were disgusted and dumbfounded about the senseless slaughter of an animal that had never caused any trouble.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disgust
Noun
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John remembered that one with the same distaste as Brother Rice’s 55-52 double overtime loss to DePaul Prep.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Mar. 2025
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The New York Mets' distaste for the Philadelphia Phillies has made for one of the better rivalries in baseball over the years, particularly now that the two teams are regularly in playoff position in the National League East.—
Russel Honoré,
Newsweek,
6 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Kay’s particular diet was a recurring talking point on the show, with condiments such as ketchup and mayo among the foods that repulsed the TV voice of the Yankees.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
4 Jan. 2025
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These same, once skeptical business leaders rallied around Trump in 2017 but were repulsed by many of his words and actions within eight months, withdrawing support, not returning to give him a second chance until now.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian,
TIME,
17 Jan. 2025
Noun
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What’s been really interesting to me about the Blake situation is how much of the hatred against her is coming from women.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
28 Mar. 2025
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Thanks to his efforts to take a chain saw to the federal government through DOGE, Elon Musk has attracted a level of ire from left-wing activists that now rivals their level of hatred for President Trump.—
The Editors,
National Review,
24 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Possible side effects include nausea, malnutrition, vomiting, infection, or acid reflux.—
Stephanie Brown,
Verywell Health,
28 Mar. 2025
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During class, be sure to look out for warning signs that your body is struggling to handle the heat, such as dizziness, nausea, confusion, rapid heartbeat or fatigue, Wolf said.—
Julianna Bragg,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Dismay or appall you, sure, but never surprise you.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Dec. 2024
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That kind of appalls me to think that people need not expect that of themselves.—
David Marchese Photograph by Mamadi Doumbouya,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2024
Noun
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And Laurie pretty much tells her all of that, much to Kate’s horror.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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As the friendly Brits look on in horror, Alex is detained by the conductor, who locks her up in the laundry room.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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The measles outbreak, which has killed two people to date and sickened nearly 260 across three states, represents the first time Kennedy has had to reckon with his past as a longtime critic of vaccines and his new leadership of the federal health establishment.—
Nathaniel Weixel,
The Hill,
13 Mar. 2025
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For the first time in a decade, someone in the U.S. has died from measles — an unvaccinated child in Texas caught up in an outbreak that has sickened more than 120 other people.—
Susan Kressly,
Orlando Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2025
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Politicians in these countries have quietly expressed revulsion at President Donald Trump’s apparent friendliness with Vladimir Putin and willingness to make sweetheart deals at the expense of Ukraine.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2025
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And its desire to more fully embrace German history goes against deep revulsion toward the Nazi past.—
Mark Sappenfield,
The Christian Science Monitor,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Disgust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disgust. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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