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- pronunciation:
- dihs
guhst
[or]
dihs
kuhst
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
disgusts, disgusting, disgusted |
| definition 1: |
If something disgusts you, it makes you feel like throwing up or just makes you want to get away from it.
When Terry picked up the dead bird in his hands, it disgusted his sister and her friends.- antonyms:
- delight
- similar words:
- displease
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| definition 2: |
Sometimes people are disgusted by the very bad behavior of other people. If someone does something that disgusts you, you feel what they did is very wrong and you might even feel sick about it.
Cruel treatment of animals disgusts most people.- synonyms:
- shock
- similar words:
- displease, repel
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| derivations: |
disgustedly (adv.), disgustedness (n.) |
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