Disgust | Mean of disgust in English Dictionary
/dɪˈskʌst/
- Noun
- a strong feeling of dislike for something that has a very unpleasant appearance, taste, smell, etc.
- He eyed the greasy food with disgust.
- As the smell of garbage drifted through the air, she wrinkled her nose in disgust.
- annoyance and anger that you feel toward something because it is not good, fair, appropriate, etc.
- He talked about his disgust with/at the way the news media focuses on celebrities.
- Much to the disgust of some listeners, the speech was interrupted several times by a few people in the audience.
- She shook her head in disgust when I described the scene.
- Verb
- to cause (someone) to have a strong feeling of dislike for something especially because it has a very unpleasant appearance, taste, smell, etc.
- The greasy food they were serving disgusted [=repulsed] him.
- She's a vegetarian because the idea of eating meat totally disgusts her.
- to cause (someone) to feel very annoyed and angry
- The way the news media focuses on celebrities disgusts [=revolts] me.
- The photographs disgust some people.