: marked aversion aroused by something highly distasteful : repugnance
wrinkled her nose in disgust
his disgust at the way the media has been covering the story
disgusted; disgusting; disgusts
1
: to provoke to loathing, repugnance, or aversion : be offensive to
The idea of eating raw meat disgusts him.
2
: to cause (one) to lose an interest or intention
is disgusted by their ignorance
: to cause disgust
Examples of disgust in a Sentence
Noun
He eyed the greasy food with disgust.
As the smell of garbage drifted through the air, she wrinkled her nose in disgust.
He talked about his disgust with the way the news media focuses on celebrities.
Much to the disgust of some listeners, the speech was interrupted several times by a few people in the audience.
She shook her head in disgust when I described the scene.
Verb
She's a vegetarian because the idea of eating meat totally disgusts her.
The photographs disgust some people.
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Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
At least one study has found, for example, that younger children will not recoil from rancid odors that provoke disgust in older children and adults, which suggests that these responses might be learned.
—Franklin Schneider, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Dave Smith, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Locals were disgusted with city leadership’s inept handling of the crisis.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Within seconds of inhaling the foul odor, the white dog springs back in disgust and hastily shuffles to the other side of the bed, as though trying to escape the smell altogether.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
At least one study has found, for example, that younger children will not recoil from rancid odors that provoke disgust in older children and adults, which suggests that these responses might be learned.
—Franklin Schneider, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
The youthful Oklahoma City Thunder celebrated their first NBA championship in June and endured widespread mockery from the internet when most of them were confused and then disgusted by their first taste of champagne.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Locals were disgusted with city leadership’s inept handling of the crisis.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
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“Disgust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disgust. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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disgust
1 of 2 noun
dis·gust
dis-ˈgəst 
: a strong feeling of dislike caused especially by something sickening or evil
disgust
2 of 2 verb
: to cause to feel disgust
disgusted
adjective
disgustedly
adverb
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