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dis·gust·ing

disgusting

 
pronunciation:
dihs guh stIng [or] dihs kuh stIng
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Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: adjective
definition: causing disgust; repulsive; sickening.
The smell from the open sewer was disgusting.That man should be fired from his job for such disgusting behavior.
antonyms:
adorable, appealing, appetizing, delectable
similar words:
abominable, beastly, horrible, loathsome, noisome, obnoxious, obscene, offensive, rancid, rank, repellent, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, shocking, sickening, ugly, vile
Word Combinations  About this feature
adverb + (adj.)disgusting absolutely, completely, frankly, kind, most, pretty, sexually, thoroughly, totally, truly
(adj.)disgusting + noun being, cigarette, coward, creature, diatribe, discrimination, display, flesh, habit, insult, mess, monster, noise, pig, rat, sandwich, shit, smell, speaker, stench, stuff, taste, worm  [See all][See only the most frequent]
derivation: disgustingly (adv.)