disgusted

[dis-guhst, dih-skuhst] Example Sentences

dis·gust

[dis-guhst, dih-skuhst]
verb (used with object)
1.
to cause loathing or nausea in.
2.
to offend the good taste, moral sense, etc., of; cause extreme dislike or revulsion in: Your vulgar remarks disgust me.
noun
3.
a strong distaste; nausea; loathing.
4.
repugnance caused by something offensive; strong aversion: He left the room in disgust.

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Disgusted is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

Origin:
1590–1600; (v.) < Middle French desgouster, equivalent to des- dis-1 + gouster to taste, relish, derivative of goust taste < Latin gusta (see choose); (noun) < Middle French desgoust, derivative of the v.

dis·gust·ed·ly, adverb
dis·gust·ed·ness, noun
pre·dis·gust, noun
qua·si-dis·gust·ed, adjective
qua·si-dis·gust·ed·ly, adverb
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self-dis·gust, noun
un·dis·gust·ed, adjective
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discussed, disgust.


1. sicken, nauseate. 2. repel, revolt. 4. abhorrence, detestation, antipathy. See dislike.


1. delight. 4. relish.

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  • In the case of social anxiety these might be a neutral face and a disgusted face.
  • Wu looks away and purses his lips, clearly disgusted with himself.
  • Old soldiers appear amazed and disgusted at the intense bitterness of the letter and the almost insane fury of the writer.
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disgusted

adjective
having a strong distaste from surfeit; "grew more and more disgusted"; "fed up with their complaints"; "sick of it all"; "sick to death of flattery"; "gossip that makes one sick"; "tired of the noise and smoke" 
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