disgust

C2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /dɪsˈɡʊst/ UK /dɪsˈɡʌst/ See IPA manual

Freq #9152

Meanings

1

noun
a strong feeling of dislike or revulsion

With an air of disgust, she stormed out of the room.
2

verb
to cause someone to feel strong dislike or revulsion

The spoiled food disgusted everyone at the table.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a strong feeling of dislike... revulsionloathing

2 verb · to cause someone to feel... repel revolt

Opposites

attraction delight

Word family

Forms disgusteddisgusts

Derived forms disgusteddisgustingdisgusts

Related forms distaste disgusting

Simplified etymology

Disgust is recorded from the late 16th century and ultimately derives from Latin gustus, meaning “taste,” which is also the source of Italian gusto.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French desgouster, from Old French desgouster (“to put off one’s appetite”), from des- (“dis-”) + gouster or goster (“to taste”), from Latin gustus (“a tasting”). The noun comes from Middle French desgoust.

*ǵews- Proto-Indo-European desgouster Middle French gustus Latin desgoust Middle French

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Topics

Emotions & Feelings

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# disgust

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /dɪsˈɡʊst/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪsˈɡʌst/
**Frequency rank:** 9152

## Meanings
1. a strong feeling of dislike or revulsion
2. to cause someone to feel strong dislike or revulsion

## Examples
- With an air of disgust, she stormed out of the room.
- The spoiled food disgusted everyone at the table.

## Synonyms
- revulsion
- loathing
- repel
- revolt

## Antonyms
- attraction
- delight

## Derived Forms
- disgusted
- disgusting
- disgusts

## Related Forms
- distaste
- disgusting

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *ǵews-
- Root: desgouster
- Root: gustus
- Root: desgoust

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French desgouster, from Old French desgouster (“to put off one’s appetite”), from des- (“dis-”) + gouster or goster (“to taste”), from Latin gustus (“a tasting”). The noun comes from Middle French desgoust.

## AI Etymology
disgust is a noun/verb meaning a strong feeling of dislike or to cause that feeling. It was borrowed from Middle French desgouster, from Old French desgouster, built from des- plus a verb meaning “to taste,” from Latin gustus.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings

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