Disgust definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Disgust is a feeling of very strong dislike or disapproval. He spoke of his disgust at the incident. ... To disgust someone means to make them feel a strong sense ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Sentences Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Japanese Definitionof 'disgust'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× disgust (dɪsgʌst ) Wordforms:3rdpersonsingularpresent tensedisgusts ,presentparticipledisgusting ,pasttense,pastparticipledisgusted 1. uncountablenoun Disgustisafeelingofverystrongdislikeordisapproval. Hespokeofhisdisgustattheincident. Alookofdisgustcameoverhisface. Ithrewthebookasideindisgust. Synonyms:loathing,revulsion,hatred,dislike MoreSynonymsofdisgust 2. verb Todisgustsomeonemeanstomakethemfeelastrongsenseofdislikeanddisapproval. Hedisgustedmanywithhisboorishbehaviour.[VERBnoun] Synonyms:sicken,outrage,offend,revolt MoreSynonymsofdisgust MoreSynonymsofdisgust COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof disgust Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'disgust' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'disgust' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'ekistics' HindiTranslationof'disgust' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency disgustinBritishEnglish (dɪsˈɡʌst ) verb(transitive)1. tosickenorfillwithloathing 2. tooffendthemoralsense,principles,ortasteof noun3. agreatloathingordistastearousedbysomeoneorsomething 4. Seeindisgust CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordoriginC16:fromOldFrenchdesgouster,fromdes-dis-1+goustertotaste,fromgousttaste,fromLatingustus WordFrequency disgustinAmericanEnglish (dɪsˈgʌst ) noun1.  asickeningdistasteordislike;deepaversion;repugnance verbtransitive2.  tocausetofeeldisgust;besickening,repulsive,orverydistastefulto verbintransitive3.  toarousedisgust Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsdisgusted(disˈgusted) adjective disgustedly(disˈgustedly) adverb disgusting(disˈgusting) adjective disgustingly(disˈgustingly) adverb WordoriginMFrdesgoust,distaste