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disgust noun [ dɪsˈɡʌst ]

• a feeling of revulsion or strong disapproval aroused by something unpleasant or offensive.
• "the sight filled her with disgust"
Similar: revulsion, repugnance, aversion, distaste, abhorrence, loathing, detestation, odium, execration, horror, nausea, yuck factor, disrelish, repellence, repellency,
Opposite: relish,

disgust verb

• cause (someone) to feel revulsion or strong disapproval.
• "they were disgusted by the violence"
Similar: revolt, repel, repulse, sicken, nauseate, cause to feel nauseous, make shudder, turn someone's stomach, make someone's gorge rise, be repugnant to, be repulsive to, be distasteful to, turn off, make someone want to throw up, squick, gross out, outrage, shock, horrify, appal, scandalize, offend, affront, dismay, displease, dissatisfy, annoy, anger,
Opposite: attract, please,
Origin: late 16th century: from early modern French desgoust or Italian disgusto, from Latin dis- (expressing reversal) + gustus ‘taste’.


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