disgustingness
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Definition
- Noun:
- The quality of being extremely unacceptable or offensive to the mind; extreme repulsiveness. It refers to a property that causes intense aversion or revulsion on a mental or moral level.
- The quality of being extremely unpalatable or revolting to the taste. It refers to a property that causes intense aversion on a physical, gustatory level.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The disgustingness of the crime left the jury horrified. (The extreme moral repulsiveness of the crime left the jury horrified.)
- The disgustingness of the spoiled milk made her gag. (The extreme unpalatability of the spoiled milk made her gag.)
Advanced Usage
- Conceptual use: Can be used to describe abstract ideas, actions, or situations that are morally or intellectually repugnant.
- He wrote about the political disgustingness of the regime.
- Sensory use: Primarily used for tastes and smells, but can extend to other sensory experiences that cause a similar visceral reaction.
- The disgustingness of the odor was overwhelming.
Variants and Related Words
- Disgusting (adj): Arousing revulsion or strong indignation.
- The garbage was left in a disgusting state.
- Disgust (n/verb): (n) A feeling of revulsion or profound disapproval. (v) To cause such a feeling.
- She felt disgust at the proposal. / The sight disgusted him.
Synonyms
- Repulsiveness: The quality of being so unpleasant as to drive people away.
- Loathsomeness: The quality of causing intense dislike or disgust.
- Vileness: The quality of being extremely unpleasant or bad.
- Nastiness (informal): The quality of being highly unpleasant, especially to the senses.
Related Phrases
- Beyond disgusting: An informal intensifier suggesting something exceeds normal levels of disgust.
- The state of the bathroom was beyond disgusting.
Noun
- the property of being extremely unacceptable to the mind
- extreme unpalatability to the mouth