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- pronunciation:
- dihs
guhst
[or]
dihs
kuhst
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
disgusts, disgusting, disgusted |
| definition 1: |
to cause nausea or revulsion in; sicken; repel.
The smell of the decaying animal disgusted even the police officers.- synonyms:
- nauseate, repel, sicken
- antonyms:
- allure, delight
- similar words:
- displease, offend, repulse, revolt
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| definition 2: |
to offend the sense of morality or propriety of (someone).
The inhumane treatment of the prisoners disgusts me.His manners at the party disgusted her.It disgusts me that you could speak to your grandmother so cruelly.- synonyms:
- offend, scandalize, shock
- similar words:
- displease, outrage, repel, repulse
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| related words: |
cloy, insult |
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: |
revulsion caused by something offensive or sickening.
The greedy acts of these company executives fills us all with disgust.When I think of what he did, I feel only disgust.- synonyms:
- abhorrence, abomination, aversion, nausea, repugnance, repulsion, revulsion
- antonyms:
- delight
- similar words:
- antipathy, dislike, distaste, hatred, loathing, odium, offense
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| related words: |
aversion, 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,
elicit,
evoke,
exit,
express,
fear,
fill,
greet,
grimace,
groan,
grunt,
hide,
mutter,
overcome,
provoke,
purse,
quit,
react,
recoil,
register,
reply,
resign,
screw,
shake,
shiver,
shock,
shudder,
sigh,
snort,
spit,
stupefy,
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,
distaste,
distress,
dread,
emotion,
exclamation,
expression,
face,
fear,
feeling,
frustration,
gesture,
glance,
grimace,
groan,
grunt,
happiness,
hate,
head,
hint,
horror,
humiliation,
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, disaffect, disagree, disagreeable, disallow, disappear, disappearance, disappoint, disapproval, disapprove, disarm, disarray, disbelief, discard, discolor, discomfort, disconnect, discord, discourteous, disdain, disengage, disgrace, disgust, dishearten, dishonest, disingenuous, disintegrate, disjoin, dislike, dislodge, dismantle, dismissal, disobey, disorder, disorient, disown, disparity, dispense, displace, display, displease, displeasure, disposable, disposal, disprove, disqualify, disregard, disrupt, dissatisfy, dissect, dissent, dissolution, dissolve, dissonant, dissuade, distort, distrust, disturb
- synonyms:
- de-, un-
gust
Latin
root
that means taste
Example words:
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