US /dɪsˈɡʊstɪŋ/ UK /dɪsˈɡʌstɪŋ/
adj verb Freq #2142

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Extremely unpleasant and making you feel sick.

    There was a disgusting smell coming from the bin.

  2. 2
    adj

    So bad or unfair that it makes you angry.

    It's disgusting that they wasted so much money.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · extremely unpleasant and... fouldistasteful
2 adj · so bad or unfair that it... repellent
Word family
Forms disgustingness

Etymology

By surface analysis, disgust + -ing.

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