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Added 9 October 2026

disgust

/dɪsˈɡʌst/ verb

Latin root: gustus Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about disgust at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To cause an intense dislike for something.
It disgusts me to see her chew with her mouth open.

noun

An intense dislike or loathing someone feels for something bad or nasty.
With an air of disgust, she stormed out of the room.

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French desgouster, from Old French desgouster (“to put off one's appetite”), from des- (“dis-”) + gouster, goster (“to taste”), from Latin gustus (“a tasting”). By surface analysis, dis- + gust (“taste”). The noun is from Middle French desgoust, from the verb.

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