as in distaste
a dislike so strong as to cause stomach upset or queasiness
we turned from the grisly scene with disgust
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as in to repulse
to cause to feel disgust
the movie's graphic, nonstop violence disgusted us
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Recent Examples of disgust
Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 June 2025
Anyone successful that works with Trump ends up leaving in disgust.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
Ayan Artan, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2025
Flynt often disgusted the masses for offering one of the most graphic, and at times controversial, publications on newsstands.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2025
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Noun
The phrase used to be spoken with a whiff of disgust by an older generation displeased with the behavior of young people compared to their own youthful comportment.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 June 2025
Anyone successful that works with Trump ends up leaving in disgust.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
Verb
The judge, though disgusted at her antics, still stands firm in his decision to give the prosecution access to those records because the reports about the divorce are still accessible to the jury.
—Ayan Artan, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2025
Flynt often disgusted the masses for offering one of the most graphic, and at times controversial, publications on newsstands.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disgust
Noun
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Carlson and Morris also expressed a distaste for Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, whom Carlson eviscerated during an interview last week when the pair discussed the conflict in the Middle East and Cruz was unable to answer general questions about Iran, such as how many people live there.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
24 June 2025
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In the four years my husband and I have been married, his distaste for the LGBTQ community has grown into a passion.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
19 June 2025
Verb
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In Liberia, especially, the Peace Corps volunteers were repulsed by the ways that Americo-Liberians — the descendants of the Black Americans who founded the country — oppressed indigenous ethnic groups.—
Jonathan Zimmerman,
New York Daily News,
16 July 2025
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After a disastrous trip to Mexico where Irina appeared repulsed by everything Zack did, the couple split and Zack went crawling back to Bliss.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
13 June 2025
Noun
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There’s a great tradition in sports of being driven by a fear, or a hatred, of that feeling.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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She’s been feeling so much hatred, so much anger, so much sadness, so much disappointment these last few episodes.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
13 July 2025
Noun
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Symptoms, which resemble meningitis (headache, fever, nausea), typically appear within a few days and worsen rapidly.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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Early signs usually include headache, nausea, fever and/or vomiting, the CDC’s website states.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
25 July 2025
Verb
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Spielberg imagined it as a noise that has the power to appall.—
David Denby,
Vulture,
3 July 2025
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Still, there is plenty here that should appall both Democrats and Republicans.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
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The pair, who tied the knot in 2017, play a dysfunctional codependent couple in horror film Together directed by Michael Shanks.—
Sharareh Drury,
People.com,
22 July 2025
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Hot off her Emmy nomination for her work in HBO’s The Penguin, Cristin Milioti is jumping into her next screen project, an independent horror thriller titled Buddy.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
22 July 2025
Verb
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In Tennessee, the outbreak has sickened between 1-2 people, according to the FDA.—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Of the 79 people sickened, 21 people have been hospitalized and no deaths have been reported, the CDC said.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN Money,
7 June 2025
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And the teenage provocateur made no secret of that revulsion, loudly belittling his fellow students.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 July 2025
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People celebrating this holiday weekend may have different ideas about what sparked the American Revolution: a yearning for liberty; a revulsion at taxation without representation; or a desire to have a national sport where players can touch the ball with their hands.—
Scott Simon,
NPR,
5 July 2025
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“Disgust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disgust. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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