disgust

UK: /dɪsˈgʌst/

US: /dɪsˈgʌst, dɪˈskʌst/

US: (dis gust′, di skust′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

dis•gust /dɪsˈgʌst, dɪˈskʌst/   v. [~ + object]

1. to offend the sensibilities of:
   His terrible manners at the dinner table disgusted us.
2. to cause a feeling of strong sickness or nausea in:
   The awful food at the hotel disgusted her.

n. [uncountable]

3. repugnance caused by something offensive;
   strong hatred or aversion:
   He couldn't hide his disgust at the atrocity.
4. a strong distaste;
   nausea:
   Feelings of disgust and trembling came over her.

Related Words

disgust is a verb and a noun, disgusting and disgusted are adjectives:
Violence disgusts me. He was filled with disgust by all that violence. The movie was disgusting. The disgusted workers went home early.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

dis•gust  (dis gust′, di skust′), v.t. 

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.

n. 

3. a strong distaste;
   nausea;
   loathing.
4. repugnance caused by something offensive;
   strong aversion:
   He left the room in disgust.

• Middle French desgoust, derivative of the verb, verbal
• Latin gusta (see choose); (noun, nominal)
• Middle French desgouster, equivalent. to des- dis-¹ + gouster to taste, relish, derivative of goust taste
• (verb, verbal) 1590–1600

dis•gust′ed•ly, adv. 
dis•gust′ed•ness, n. 
Synonyms

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

Antonyms

• 1. delight.
• 4. relish.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

disgust / dɪsˈɡʌst/ verb (transitive)

1. to sicken or fill with loathing
2. to offend the moral sense, principles, or taste of

noun

1. a great loathing or distaste aroused by someone or something
2. in disgust ⇒ as a result of disgust

Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French desgouster, from des- dis-¹ + gouster to taste, from goust taste, from Latin gustus