English dictionary
disgust
/d/I/s'g/@/st/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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strong feelings of dislike
Source: WordNet 3.0
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Repugnance to what is offensive; aversion or displeasure produced by something loathsome; loathing; strong distaste; -- said primarily of the sickening opposition felt for anything which offends the physical organs of taste; now rather of the analogous repugnance excited by anything extremely unpleasant to the moral taste or higher sensibilities of our nature; as, an act of cruelty may excite <i>disgust</i>.
Source: webster1913
verb
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fill with distaste
ExamplesThis spoilt food disgusts me.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To provoke disgust or strong distaste in; to cause (any one) loathing, as of the stomach; to excite aversion in; to offend the moral taste of; -- often with <i>at</i>, <i>with</i>, or <i>by</i>.
Source: webster1913