English Explanatory Dictionary

disgust

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To cause an intense dislike for something.
noun
  1. An intense dislike or loathing someone feels for something bad or nasty.

Pronunciation

dĭs-gŭstʹ dĭs-kŭstʹ dĭz-gŭstʹ /dɪsˈɡʌst/ /dɪsˈkʌst/ /dɪzˈɡʌst/ En-us-disgust.ogg /dɪsˈɡʊst/ /dɪsˈkʊst/ /dɪzˈɡʊst/

Word forms

disgust disgusts disgusting disgusted

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French desgouster, from Old French desgouster (“to put off one's appetite”), from des- (“dis-”) + gouster, goster (“to taste”), from Latin gustus (“a tasting”). By surface analysis, dis- + gust (“taste”). The noun is from Middle French desgoust, from the verb.

Synonyms

abhorrence antipathy aversion backwardness disgust disinclination displacency disrelish distain distaste horror loathing nausea phobia reluctance repugnance shock

Antonyms

allure attraction

Derived words

disgustable self-disgust animal-reminder disgust animal reminder disgust disgustful disgustology
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