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- pronunciation:
- dihs
guhst
[or]
dihs
kuhst
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
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verb |
| inflections: |
disgusts, disgusting, disgusted |
| definition: |
to cause strong dislike or illness in.
The sight of the dead animal in the road disgusted her.- synonyms:
- repel
- antonyms:
- allure, delight
- similar words:
- displease, revolt
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adverb + (v.)disgust
absolutely, bit, increasingly, little, sometimes, totally
(v.)disgust
+ noun
act, behavior, brother, fat, politics, public, revelation, sight, voter, weakness
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a strong dislike caused by something that offends.
We were filled with disgust when we saw how the animals in the pet store were treated.- antonyms:
- delight
- similar words:
- dislike, hatred, offense
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| related words: |
contempt |
adjective + (n.)disgust
absolute, evident, expressed, extreme, mild, mingled, mock, obvious, outright, overcome, profound, pure, utter
verb + (n.)disgust
anger,
arouse,
border,
conceal,
convey,
counter,
crumple,
curl,
disguise,
exit,
express,
fear,
fill,
greet,
grimace,
groan,
grunt,
hide,
mutter,
overcome,
provoke,
purse,
quit,
react,
register,
reply,
resign,
screw,
shake,
shiver,
shock,
shudder,
sigh,
snort,
spit,
suck,
swallow,
tinge,
unite,
voice,
wave,
wince,
wrinkle,
yell
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(n.)disgust
+ verb
leap, march, overwhelm, slap, tighten, twist, utter, waste, well, wipe
noun + (n.)disgust
anatomy,
anger,
bat,
bitterness,
boredom,
confusion,
contempt,
core,
cry,
disbelief,
distress,
dread,
emotion,
exclamation,
expression,
face,
fear,
feeling,
gesture,
glance,
grimace,
groan,
grunt,
happiness,
hate,
head,
hint,
horror,
lip,
loathing,
look,
mixture,
mouth,
nausea,
nose,
object,
outrage,
pity,
pleasure,
rage,
reaction,
remark,
scorn,
shame,
shiver,
shock,
sigh,
snort,
sound,
surprise,
tone,
tongue,
tooth,
weariness
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| derivations: |
disgustedly (adv.), disgustedness (n.) |
The word disgust
contains the following parts:
dis-
Latin
prefix
that means not; apart; reverse, negate
  More about this word part:
The prefix dis-
occurs in English attached to Latin roots, as in dissent
, but also forms words in English by attaching to verbs (dishearten) and nouns ( disbelief
). dis-
has two other forms, as the "s" sound in dis-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms dif- and di-3.
Example words:
disable, disadvantage, disagree, disagreeable, disappear, disappearance, disappoint, disapprove, disbelief, discard, discomfort, disconnect, discord, discourteous, disgrace, disgust, dishonest, disintegrate, dislike, dislodge, dismantle, disobey, disorder, disown, dispense, displace, display, displease, disposable, disposal, disprove, disqualify, disregard, disrupt, dissect, dissent, dissolve, distort, distrust, disturb
- synonyms:
- de-, un-
gust
Latin
root
that means taste
Example words:
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