I. də̇sˈgəst, də̇ˈskə- sometimes də̇zˈgə- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French desgoust, from desgouster
1.
a. : marked aversion or repugnance toward food or toward a particular dish or kind of food : nausea , squeamishness
from that day to this he hever smelled cooking beans without disgust
b. : physical or emotional reaction comparable to nausea that is excited by exposure to something highly distasteful or loathsome
their cruelty excited our disgust
impossible to see such wounds without disgust
2. archaic
a. : a state or outbreak of mutual ill feeling or annoyance : quarrel , disagreement
b. : something that offends : a source of displeasure or repugnance : vexation , trial , annoyance
II. verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle French desgouster, from des- dis- (I) + goust taste, from Latin gustus; akin to Latin gustare to taste — more at choose
transitive verb
1. obsolete : to experience intense dislike for
2.
a. : to excite queasiness or strong physical distaste in : sicken the stomach of : nauseate
b. : to provoke (one) to loathing, repugnance, or aversion : be offensive to the taste or sensibilities of
your thoughtlessness disgusts me
disgusted with her careless work
he was disgusted at her answer
everyone is disgusted by their behavior
3. : to cause or arouse effective aversion in : cause (one) to lose an interest or intention through exciting distaste
his failure disgusted him against further efforts
intransitive verb
: to cause disgust
too rich food soon disgusts
Synonyms:
disgust , sicken , and nauseate agree in meaning to arouse extreme distaste in (a person). disgust implies extremely offended sensibilities or a strong repugnance or aversion
disgusted at what she thought of as the vulgarity of the men — Sherwood Anderson
the majority of women that he meets offend him, repel him, disgust him — H.L.Mencken
they were not disgusted at the torture of slaves — W.R.Inge
sicken suggests a disgust so strong that one is affected physically, as by a turning of the stomach
the national propaganda of all the belligerent nations sickened me — Bertrand Russell
his unctuous morality, which sickens later ages — Roy Lewis & Angus Maude
nauseate is stronger still, suggesting a loathsomeness that provokes vomiting
in letter after letter, she rinsed herself in the dirty tub-water of her miseries. It … nauseated one erstwhile friend — Time
nauseated by a manifestly hypocritical saintliness