Disgust Meaning
/dɪsˈɡʌst/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo cause an intense dislike for something.
nounAn intense dislike or loathing someone feels for something bad or nasty.
Sentence Examples
I always view this photo with disgust.
He could not hide his disgust at the task he was to perform.
Her face reflects disgust and sadness, rather than anger.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The smell of rotten eggs in the kitchen filled her with intense ____ and nausea.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I always view this photo with ____.
Word Origin & History
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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Tuc[ca]. […] Can thy Author doe it impudently enough? / Hiſt[rio]. O, I warrant you, Captaine: and ſpitefully inough too; he ha's one of the moſt ouerflowing villanous wits, in Rome. He will ſlander any man that breathes; If he diſguſt him. / Tucca. I'le know the poor, egregious, nitty Raſcall; and he haue ſuch commendable Qualities, I'le cheriſh him: […]"
— 1601, Ben Jonson, Poetaster or The Arraignment: […], London: […] [R. Bradock] for M[atthew] L[ownes] […], published 1602, →OCLC, Act III:
"Mud This is a very specious piece of business; and above my implication—Dear me—dear me—what a thing it is, that one never can disgust one’s meals in peace—but one must be torn piecemeal with defamations—convocations—and other informalities—If I’d any of the fees and requisites of office for my pains—it would be a different thing—but every body knows I’m an ignoramous, and commit justice gratis—I must disperse the complaint."
— 1819, William Thomas Moncrieff, Rochester; or, King Charles the Second’s Merry Days: A Burletta, in Three Acts. […], London: Printed for John Lowndes, […], page 24:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The smell of rotten eggs in the kitchen filled her with intense ____ and nausea.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I always view this photo with ____.