Disgusting Meaning
/dɪsˈɡʌstɪŋ/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjCausing disgust; repulsive; distasteful.
verbpresent participle and gerund of disgust
Sentence Examples
The very idea of it is disgusting.
Somebody's breathing on my face. It's disgusting.
Leaving trash on the street is a disgusting habit.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The moldy sandwich left in the locker for weeks looked truly ____ and foul.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The very idea of it is ____.
Word Origin & History
By surface analysis, disgust + -ing.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The taste and digestion are often depraved, anorexia, nausea, inappetence and vomiting supervene, the woman desires innutritious or disgusting food, such as chalk, cinders, putrescent animal food, […]"
— 1836, Michael Ryan, A Manual of Medical Jurisprudence:
"But it is much more sensible and much more fun and much more disgusting to assume that the English Leather woman is really saying "All my men wear English leather or nothing at all."."
— 1975 December 10, P.J. Bednarski, “Tis the season to be risque in TV spots”, in The Dayton Journal Herald:
"One guy farted repeatedly and laughed out loud each time he let it out. To top off his disgusting behavior, he constantly picked his nose and thumped the waste in the air."
— 2006, C. Lee Thornton, Oath of Office:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The moldy sandwich left in the locker for weeks looked truly ____ and foul.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The very idea of it is ____.