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
Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 31 Dec. 2024
Seeing these belief systems on screen evokes a visceral disgust impossible to come by when reading about them in a textbook.
—Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2024
Bob Pisani, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2024
The Republicans who rid us of Nixon in 1974 would be disgusted.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Noun
From celebrities to plutocrats like Elon Musk, there’s more disgust with the elite than ever.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 31 Dec. 2024
Seeing these belief systems on screen evokes a visceral disgust impossible to come by when reading about them in a textbook.
—Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
In the mid-1970s, disgusted by the corruption in his hometown of Jersey City, Cashin ran for mayor.
—Bob Pisani, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2024
The Republicans who rid us of Nixon in 1974 would be disgusted.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disgust
Noun
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One of the more intriguing elements is his apparent distaste for American military interventionism — a break with the hawkish neoconservatism seen during the Bush administration, when the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan began.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
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Others planning to stay away cited a distaste for inaugurations, a loathing of Trump — and even fears for their safety.—
Mike Allen,
Axios,
14 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Challenged and Denounced Millions were repulsed by Mr. Le Pen’s statements.—
Robert D. McFadden,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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Today, Ukrainian troops repulsed yet another attack by the 810th Naval Infantry Brigade around Pogrebki, the Ukrainian Center for Defense Strategies reported.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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Hannah condemned hatred of Muslims in the strongest terms possible, and Pandith did the same against antisemitism.—
Hannah Rosenthal and David Saperstein,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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Our tradition compels us to reject violence and hatred and seek paths of reconciliation, understanding and cooperation.—
Rabbi Kenneth Brander,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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Children are more likely to experience nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain, while adults are more likely to experience heartburn and chest pain.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
24 Jan. 2025
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Stephen Curry gets most of the blame for this national nausea over 3-pointers.—
Marcus Thompson II,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 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
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As is the case with horror icons such as Dracula, Freddy Krueger, and The Babadook, expect Bill Skarsgård's grotesque Count Orlok to be an annual Halloween costume favorite from now on.—
Simon Thompson,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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The film is supernatural body horror goodness from debut filmmaker Michael Shanks.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
23 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Food has often been the source of norovirus outbreaks: at least 80 people were sickened by oysters at an event in California last December.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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At the peak of the polio wave in the United States, in 1952, the disease sickened nearly 60,000 people, leaving more than 21,000 paralyzed and killing more than 3,000.—
Sheryl Gay Stolberg,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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It is also being met with outsize revulsion by many voters.—
Karla Adam,
Washington Post,
26 June 2024
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The collective and immediate show of opprobrium and moral revulsion by Western governments, corporations, and cultural bodies meted out wide-reaching and consequential stigmatization.—
Alexander Cooley,
Foreign Affairs,
27 Oct. 2022
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“Disgust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disgust. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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