disgusting

CEFRB1

/dɪsˈɡʌstɪŋ/

adjective

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At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Also pronounced

Deep Dive

Extra meaning

In context

The very idea of it is disgusting.
a disgusting waste of money
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, […]

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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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By surface analysis, disgust + -ing.