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
Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 15 July 2025
And some visitors have taken to TikTok to share their disgust, the Enquirer reported on June 11.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 2 July 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 president expressed his disgust with the topic when a reporter asked him about Epstein at a July 8 Cabinet meeting.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 15 July 2025
And some visitors have taken to TikTok to share their disgust, the Enquirer reported on June 11.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 2 July 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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That prompted the police union to go public with its distaste for how negotiations have gone so far.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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President Trump doubled down on his distaste for the late night TV landscape with a blistering social media post Tuesday morning.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
22 July 2025
Verb
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This is something that finally repulses Ivor, and that Orla also grapples with.—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
27 July 2025
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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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Many were subjected to many forms of hatred spawned from these misunderstandings.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
21 July 2025
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Despite his extensive progressive bona fides, Wertham’s hatred of the comics medium has forever branded him a right-wing zealot in the minds of comic fans.—
Vasilis K. Pozios,
HollywoodReporter,
18 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
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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
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 39-year-old led The Good Half in 2023 and starred in the horror thriller X in 2022.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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This year, horror accounts for 17% of North American ticket sales, according to Comscore box-office data.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Aug. 2025
Verb
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At the time of the press release, officials in San Diego County had identified nine residents who had been sickened in the outbreak.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
29 July 2025
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Current township trustee Kris Weisner said in a statement he was sickened by how much money was used for personal reasons.—
Matthew Cupelli,
IndyStar,
23 July 2025
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This is an ignoble plan that cites dubious science while elevating the entertainment of a handful of hunters over the revulsion of most Floridians.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 July 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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“Disgust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disgust. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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