as in shocked
filled with disgust
the disgusted diners left, vowing to report the restaurant to the board of health
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as in sickened
to cause to feel disgust
the movie's graphic, nonstop violence disgusted us
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Recent Examples of disgusted
Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025
Warner was just disgusted by Penix, who is really rough right now.
—Michael Salfino, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Jan. 2026
In 2017, the Ig Nobel Prize in Medicine went to a team of English and French researchers who used advanced brain-scanning technology to measure the extent to which some people are disgusted by cheese.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
Moreover, disgusted and enraged at his inability to bring Isabelle to heel, Gercourt plots her ruin.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025
Warner was just disgusted by Penix, who is really rough right now.
—Michael Salfino, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
She's disgusted by Dismukes' many bobbleheads.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Jan. 2026
In 2017, the Ig Nobel Prize in Medicine went to a team of English and French researchers who used advanced brain-scanning technology to measure the extent to which some people are disgusted by cheese.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disgusted
Adjective
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Reigning champion Maxwell Jacob Friedman, also known as MJF, looked shocked as the chant began, staring into the camera wide eyed before scanning the crowd.—
Isabel Yip,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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Fans shared their shocked reactions to the incident on social media.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
1 Feb. 2026
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Samoan officials later said Kennedy’s trip bolstered the credibility of anti-vaccine activists before the measles outbreak, which sickened thousands of people and killed 83, mostly children under age 5.—
Matt Brown,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Two people were sickened during a rideshare package pickup Monday night in the Logan Square neighborhood, Chicago police said.—
Deanese Williams-Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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And the American health care system isn't set up to help people get through it, Mauldin outlines in the book, by way of inaccessible health care, lack of caregiver supports, expensive treatments and an overall de-valuing of sick people and those with disabilities.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
9 Feb. 2026
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In January 2025, a hospital in West Texas began reporting that children were coming in sick with measles.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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And Republicans are among those repulsed by the ongoing scandals.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2026
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That effort quickly repulsed decent Americans.—
Chris Brennan,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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But just as those supporters should not be blamed for having mixed feelings, so Spurs staff would be entirely justified in feeling bemused, frustrated and appalled by any suggestion that fans do not want to get a result, just as Postecoglou was two years ago.—
Dan Kilpatrick,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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The unconscionable treatment of maids in Alma’s era finds uncomfortable parallels in the 1980s, when Angelika is both appalled and intrigued by the leering looks of her uncle Uwe (Konstantin Lindhorst).—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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When another colleague and I explained this, our guest was horrified.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Many of the Italians who chanted and blew whistles near the grand stone arch in the Piazza XXV Aprile said they had been horrified and angered by images and videos on social media showing ICE agents operating violently in Minneapolis.—
Brian Mann,
NPR,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Disgusted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disgusted. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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