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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.) |
The word disgust
contains the following parts:
dis-
Latin
prefix
that means not; apart; reverse, negate
  More about this word part:
The prefix dis-
occurs in English attached to Latin roots, as in dissent
, but also forms words in English by attaching to verbs (dishearten) and nouns ( disbelief
). dis-
has two other forms, as the "s" sound in dis-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms dif- and di-3.
Example words:
disable, disadvantage, disagree, disagreeable, disappear, disappearance, disappoint, disapprove, disbelief, discard, discomfort, disconnect, discord, discourteous, disgrace, disgust, dishonest, disintegrate, dislike, dislodge, dismantle, disobey, disorder, disown, dispense, displace, display, displease, disposable, disposal, disprove, disqualify, disregard, disrupt, dissect, dissent, dissolve, distort, distrust, disturb
- synonyms:
- de-, un-
gust
Latin
root
that means taste
Example words:
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