Disgust - English meaning

noun

A feeling of revulsion; disgusted loathing.

Usage examples:

The thought of marrying him filled her with abhorrence

noun

A strong dislike or disinclination.

Usage examples:

They made plain their aversion to the use of force

noun

A feeling of strong dislike or unwillingness to do something

Usage examples:

I felt an instant aversion to his parents., she has a deep aversion to getting up early.

noun

Intense dislike.

Usage examples:

Wordsworth's detestation of aristocracy

noun

The feeling of hating someone or something very much

Usage examples:

He looked at her with detestation., she was motivated by her detestation of injustice.

noun

A feeling of dislike or distaste.

Usage examples:

Disrelish for any pursuit is ample reason for abandoning it

verb

Regard with dislike or distaste.

Usage examples:

I am not surprised that some members of the house should disrelish your report

noun

Mild dislike or aversion.

Usage examples:

Harry nurtured a distaste for all things athletic

noun

A dislike of something because you consider it unpleasant or unacceptable

Usage examples:

She has a distaste for hot, humid weather., cutting a player from a team is a distasteful task for …

noun

An intense feeling of fear, shock, or disgust.

Usage examples:

Children screamed in horror

noun

A strong feeling of fear, shock, or disgust, or an event that produces such a feeling

Usage examples:

[ c ] the horrors of war, [ u ] people cried out in horror as they watched the building burn.

noun

An extremely strong feeling of fear and shock, or the frightening and shocking character of something

Usage examples:

In horror the crowd cried out in horror as the car burst into flames., fill someone with horror the…

noun

A feeling of intense dislike or disgust; hatred.

Usage examples:

The thought filled him with loathing

verb

Feel intense dislike or disgust for.

Usage examples:

She loathed him on sight

noun

A strong feeling of hating someone or something

Usage examples:

The thought of him touching her filled her with deep loathing., he approached his enemy with fear a…

verb

Affect with nausea.

Usage examples:

The thought of food nauseated her

verb

To cause someone to feel as if they are going to vomit

Usage examples:

He's nauseated by the smell of meat cooking., the smell of the fish nauseated her.

noun

General or widespread hatred or disgust incurred by someone as a result of their actions.

Usage examples:

He incurred widespread odium for military failures and government corruption

verb

Drive or force (an attack or attacker) back or away.

Usage examples:

They sought to repel the enemy with their machine guns

verb

Force or drive back

verb

To force away something unwanted

Usage examples:

This coat repels moisture., even the idea of him repels her., [ u ] bring insect repellent along on…

noun

The ability to force something to stop moving towards you

Usage examples:

The hot pepper extracts were tested for their repellency to spider mites., they studied the repelle…

noun

Intense disgust.

Usage examples:

Our repugnance at the bleeding carcasses

noun

A feeling of disgust caused by behaviour or beliefs, etc. that are very unpleasant

Usage examples:

The thought of eating meat fills me with repugnance., overcoming his physical repugnance, he reache…

verb

Drive back (an attack or attacker) by force.

Usage examples:

Rioters tried to storm the ministry but were repulsed by police

noun

The action of driving back an attack or of being driven back.

Usage examples:

The repulse of the invaders

verb

Force or drive back

verb

Take violent action against an established government or ruler; rebel.

Usage examples:

The iceni revolted and had to be suppressed

noun

An attempt to end the authority of a person or body by rebelling.

Usage examples:

A country-wide revolt against the government

verb

To take violent action against authority, or to refuse to be controlled or ruled

Usage examples:

Californians may be ready to revolt against broad cuts in government services., i was revolted by h…

noun

A sense of disgust and loathing.

Usage examples:

News of the attack will be met with sorrow and revulsion

noun

A strong, often sudden, feeling of dislike or disgust

Usage examples:

Most of us feel only revulsion from such crimes.

verb

Make (someone) feel disgusted or appalled.

Usage examples:

She was sickened by the bomb attack

verb

To become sick

Usage examples:

The animals sickened and died., i was sickened by the attitude of people who could take enjoyment i…