Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Feeling or showing strong revulsion or profound disapproval: "Disgusted" describes a state of intense aversion, repugnance, or nausea caused by something perceived as extremely unpleasant, offensive, or morally repulsive.
   • Weary and intolerant from excessive exposure: It can also describe a feeling of being fed up, sickened, or thoroughly tired of something due to overexposure or surfeit.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • She was disgusted by the sight of the rotting food. (The sight caused her a strong feeling of revulsion.)
  • I am absolutely disgusted with his dishonest behavior. (His behavior provokes my profound disapproval and moral outrage.)
  • He grew more and more disgusted with the constant political bickering. (He became increasingly fed up and intolerant of it.)

Advanced Usage

• "to be disgusted at/by/with something/someone": This is the standard prepositional structure.

  • The public was disgusted by the corruption scandal.
  • She felt disgusted with herself for losing her temper.

• "disgusted sigh/look/expression": Used to describe a non-verbal expression of this feeling.

  • He gave a disgusted sigh and turned off the television.

Variants and Related Words

• Disgust (n/verb): The noun form meaning a feeling of revulsion, or the verb meaning to cause such a feeling.

  • The smell filled her with disgust. (n)
  • The cruelty disgusts me. (v)

• Disgusting (adj.): Describes the thing that causes the feeling of disgust.

  • That is a disgusting habit.

• Disgustedly (adv.): In a disgusted manner.

  • She shook her head disgustedly.

Synonyms

• Revolted: Affected with a strong feeling of disgust.
• Repulsed: Felt repugnance towards.
• Sickened: Affected with nausea or disgust.
• Fed up: Weary and bored, especially from excess (often less intense than "disgusted").
• Nauseated: Affected with nausea, often from disgust.

Related Phrases

• Sick and tired of: An idiom expressing strong annoyance or disgust from prolonged experience.

  • I'm sick and tired of your excuses.

• Makes one's stomach turn: An idiom meaning to cause disgust or nausea.

  • The graphic details made my stomach turn.

Adjective

1. having a strong distaste from surfeit
   • grew more and more disgusted
   • fed up with their complaints
   • sick of it all
   • sick to death of flattery
   • gossip that makes one sick
   • tired of the noise and smoke