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dis⋅gust

  [dis-guhst, di-skuhst]
Use disgustedness in a Sentence
–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.
Origin:
1590–1600; (v.) < MF desgouster, equiv. to des- dis- 1 + gouster to taste, relish, deriv. of goust taste < L gusta (see choose ); (n.) < MF desgoust, deriv. of the v.

Related forms:
dis⋅gust⋅ed⋅ly, adverb
dis⋅gust⋅ed⋅ness, noun

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

Antonyms:
1. delight. 4. relish.
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