Disgusting - English meaning

adjective

Causing dislike or aversion; disagreeable or unpleasant.

Usage examples:

He found such cynicism distasteful

adjective

Unpleasant and unacceptable

Usage examples:

He found the subject of their conversation very distasteful., some of the ads are particularly dist…

adjective

Tasting unpleasant

Usage examples:

The butterflies use passion flowers (passiflora) as host plants - a diet that makes caterpillars an…

adjective

Offensive to the senses, especially through having a disgusting smell or taste or being dirty.

Usage examples:

A foul odour

noun

(in sport) an unfair or invalid stroke or piece of play, especially one involving interference with an opponent.

Usage examples:

The midfielder was booked for a foul on ford

adverb

Contrary to the rules; unfairly.

Usage examples:

That's the real problem: even guys who want to play fair are under pressure from cheaters to play f…

adjective

Very bad or unpleasant.

Usage examples:

Plastic bags burn with a nasty, acrid smell

noun

An unpleasant or harmful person or thing.

Usage examples:

A water conditioner to neutralize chlorine and other nasties

Offensive or even (of persons) malicious

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.

adjective

Causing or liable to cause a feeling of nausea or disgust; disgusting.

Usage examples:

The stench was nauseating

verb

Affect with nausea.

Usage examples:

The thought of food nauseated her

adjective

Making you feel as if you are going to vomit

Usage examples:

The tv news can be pretty nauseating at times.

adjective

Affected with nausea; feeling inclined to vomit.

Usage examples:

A rancid odour that made him nauseous

adjective

Feeling that you are likely to vomit, or causing this feeling

Usage examples:

He felt nauseous and dehydrated., unpleasant, nauseous odors

adjective

Extremely unpleasant.

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Obnoxious odours

adjective

Causing disapproval or protest

adjective

Extremely unpleasant; repulsive.

Usage examples:

A pretty odious character

adjective

Extremely unpleasant; causing and deserving hate

Usage examples:

An odious person/task

adjective

Slightly unpleasant or worrying so that you do not want to get involved in any way

Usage examples:

He's slightly aggressive, which a lot of people find off-putting when they first meet him., what i …

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…

adjective

Able to repel a particular thing; impervious to a particular substance.

Usage examples:

Water-repellent nylon

noun

A substance that deters insects or other pests from approaching or settling.

Usage examples:

A flea repellent

noun

A substance used to repel something

Usage examples:

Insect/mosquito repellent, repellent behaviour/beliefs, i find any cruelty to children utterly repe…

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

adjective

Arousing intense distaste or disgust.

Usage examples:

A repulsive smell

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…

adjective

Causing intense disgust; disgusting.

Usage examples:

There was a revolting smell that lingered in the air

verb

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

Usage examples:

The iceni revolted and had to be suppressed

adjective

Disgusting

Usage examples:

I’ve never eaten such revolting food!

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…

adjective

Causing or liable to cause a feeling of nausea or disgust.

Usage examples:

A sickening stench of blood

verb

Make (someone) feel disgusted or appalled.

Usage examples:

She was sickened by the bomb attack

adjective

Extremely unpleasant; causing you to experience unpleasant feelings

Usage examples:

She slipped and fell with a sickening thud.

adjective

Not inviting or attractive; unwholesome.

Usage examples:

An unappetizing leg of chicken

adjective

Unappetizing food does not look or smell attractive and does not make you want to eat it

Usage examples:

If you overcook pasta before freezing it, its texture will be unappetizing once it's defrosted., th…

adjective

(especially of a place or prospect) not attractive.

Usage examples:

The house was dark and uninviting

adjective

(especially of a place) not attractive

adjective

Not pleasant to taste.

Usage examples:

Scraps of unpalatable food

adjective

An unpalatable fact or idea is unpleasant or shocking and therefore difficult to accept

Usage examples:

The unpalatable truth/facts about the war

adjective

Disagreeable to taste, smell, or look at.

Usage examples:

They looked at the scanty, unsavoury portions of food doled out to them

adjective

Unpleasant, or morally offensive

Usage examples:

Unsavoury sexual practices, an unsavoury reputation