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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as in shocked
filled with disgust
the disgusted diners left, vowing to report the restaurant to the board of health
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as in sickened
to cause to feel disgust
the movie's graphic, nonstop violence disgusted us
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Recent Examples of disgust
Mark Travers, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
That thought has become a point of great debate, and now increasing disgust, with the Cowboys, whomever their quarterback.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Mar. 2025
Charles Portis, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
The former state senator’s forceful calling out of the atrocities perpetrated by Hamas and the lack of response by our congressional delegation should open our eyes and disgust us.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 27 Feb. 2025
Melissa Willets, Parents, 28 Feb. 2025
While Republicans only kind of dislike the way their members of Congress are doing their jobs, Democrats are pretty well disgusted.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 21 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Since disgust evolved as a protective mechanism, this suggests that some people’s rejection thresholds are hardwired to be especially high—which, naturally, can make dating a lot more difficult.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
That thought has become a point of great debate, and now increasing disgust, with the Cowboys, whomever their quarterback.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Mar. 2025
Verb
She was disgusted by the liberties these people took, and much annoyed with her old husband.
—Charles Portis, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
The former state senator’s forceful calling out of the atrocities perpetrated by Hamas and the lack of response by our congressional delegation should open our eyes and disgust us.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
Other commenters were downright disgusted by the topic being explored on the show.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 28 Feb. 2025
While Republicans only kind of dislike the way their members of Congress are doing their jobs, Democrats are pretty well disgusted.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disgust
Noun
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Aimee Lou Wood, our beloved Chelsea, went on Instagram Stories with her distaste for Sarah Sherman’s impression.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
13 Apr. 2025
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Fans are livid and continue to post on X, formerly known as Twitter, to express their distaste.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Meade, who has no family history of breast cancer, was shocked.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2025
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Reyes broke into the apartment through the fire escape, shocked relatives told The News.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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That ecstatic communal experience is a glorious moment of freedom for oppressed people, most of them living hand-to-mouth in an environment of hatred and exploitation.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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In fact, her personal hatred of gripping challenges even served as her Survivor hot take below.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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His mother was still sick, and Mr. Sancho-Persad started working as her caregiver in the morning for $18.75 an hour, paid through Medicaid, while still driving his cab at night.—
Jonah Markowitz,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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The band canceled these tour dates due to singer and guitarist DeLonge getting sick.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Many people do not experience symptoms from the disease, while others experience fever, muscle pain, headache, loss of appetite, nausea or vomiting, according to the WHO.—
Fernando Ramos and Sanika Tank,
CNN Money,
18 Apr. 2025
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It’s long been known, for example, that chronic smokers have a lower risk of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy and hyperemesis.—
Tanya Lewis,
Scientific American,
18 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Coogler transforms the faux-Faustian blues legend into an allegory of historical horror.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2025
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Free League Publishing put out an official Alien Role Playing Game in December of 2019 as part of a fresh batch of space horror games.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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When Joe Biden nominated Xavier Becerra to serve as the secretary of health and human services, Republicans responded with revulsion because of his far-left record, but also with some degree of confusion.—
John Gerardi,
National Review,
9 Apr. 2025
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Over the last few weeks, the Europeans have gone from shock to bewilderment to revulsion.—
David Brooks,
The Mercury News,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Even the comings and goings of taxis are part of this hot summer night’s erotic synchronicity, timed to the magnetic attractions and repulsions of desire.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
11 Feb. 2025
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Some of the harshest repulsion has come from Howell, a federal judge appointed by former President Obama who is overseeing a challenge to Trump’s firing of National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) member Gwynne Wilcox.—
Ella Lee,
The Hill,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Disgust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disgust. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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