disgusted
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Definition
- 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
- 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