Crossword Dictionary
DISGUST
disgust - n
strong feelings of dislike
Synonyms
aversion, distaste, horror, loathing, nausea, repugnance, repulsion, revulsion
Examples
Kiera took two steps back, shuddering in disgust and fear.
He made no attempt to hide the disgust in his eyes.
She inspected a tee shirt of mine, sniffed it with disgust, and tossed it into a trash can across the room.
Etymology
1590s, "repugnance excited by something offensive or loathsome," from French desgoust "strong dislike, repugnance," literally "distaste" (16c., Modern French dégoût), from desgouster "have a distaste for," from des- "opposite of" (see dis-) + gouster "taste," from Latin gustare "to taste" (from PIE root *geus- "to taste; to choose"). The literal sense, "distaste, aversion to the taste of," is from 1610s in English.
DISGUSTING
disgusting, disgustful, distasteful, foul, loathly, loathsome, repellent, repellant, repelling, revolting, skanky, wicked, yucky - a
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench"
Synonyms
abominable, awful, creepy, distasteful, gruesome, hateful, horrific, loathsome, nasty, objectionable, obnoxious, odious, outrageous, repugnant, scandalous, shameless, shocking, vile, vulgar
Examples
The small greenish flowers are borne on branched panicles; and the male ones are characterized by having a disgusting odour.
Take your greatest fear, couple it with the most disgusting thing you could stomach and throw in a few outlandish stunts.
The constant flashbacks, obscure pop culture references, and the innate ability to be funny to the point of being disgusting drives the show to its success.
Etymology
"causing disgust, offensive to the taste physically, morally, or aesthetically," 1754, present-participle adjective from disgust (v.). Related: Disgustingly. Disgustful "causing disgust" (1610s) was "Very common in 17-18th c." [OED].