dis·gust·ing
(dĭs-gŭśtĭng)
adjective
- Arousing disgust; repugnant. See synonyms at offensive
derivatives
- dis·gust́ing·ly
- adverb
dis·gust
(dĭs-gŭst́)
[Late Old French desgouster, to lose one's appetite, des-, dis-, + gouster, to eat, taste (from Latin gustāre; see geus-).]
transitive verb: -gust·ed, -gust·ing, -gusts.
- To excite nausea or loathing in; sicken.
- To offend the taste or moral sense of; repel.
noun
- Profound aversion or repugnance excited by something offensive.
synonyms:
disgust, nauseate, repel, revolt, sicken These verbs mean to offend the senses or feelings of: a stench that disgusted us; hypocrisy that nauseated me; repelled by your arrogance; brutality that revolts my sensibilities; a fetid odor that sickened the workers.