disgust
/dɪsˈgʌst/ n [U]Definition
› a strong feeling of disapproval or dislike, or a feeling of becoming ill caused by something unpleasant: She resigned from the committee in disgust at their inefficiency. Something in the kitchen smelled so bad that we all left in disgust. disgust /dɪsˈgʌst/ v [T] › I’m disgusted by how dirty this oven is. disgusted /dɪsˈgʌs·təd·li/ adj › He gave her a disgusted look. disgusting /dɪsˈgʌs·tɪŋ/ adj › When you burn garbage, you’ve got some pretty disgusting stuff going up in the atmosphere.
(Definition of disgust n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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