grossed out

verb

Definition of grossed outnext
past tense of gross out
as in disgusted
to cause to feel disgust that dead frog in our driveway grosses me out—can you get rid of it?

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grossed out
  1. sickened
  2. repulsed
  3. appalled
  4. put off
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  • Another brand of pet food sold exclusively at farmers markets in California tested positive for bird flu and is believed to have sickened five cats nearly a week after a similar incident was reported in Oregon.
    Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Up to 5 cats sickened in California after bird flu found in another raw pet food brand Is norovirus common on cruise ships?
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of sickened
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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
  • Dexter is repulsed by the whole scene, and really who can blame him?
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of repulsed
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  • Intelligence officials were appalled.
    Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2025
  • At the time, we were appalled to learn that some twenty thousand Syrians had died.
    Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of appalled
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  • The largest conflagrations put off an intense heat, unbearable from even 50-feet away.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
  • But, as Modi shares, starting a company that didn’t have pure profit at heart put off some investors.
    Natasha Pearlman, Glamour, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of put off
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grossed out

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