disgust

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Old French desgouster, "to put off one's appetite", from des-, "dis-", + gouster, goster, "to taste". "Gustat" is taste in Latin also, making it a derivative.

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to disgust

Third person singular
disgusts

Simple past
disgusted

Past participle
disgusted

Present participle
disgusting

to disgust (third-person singular simple present disgusts, present participle disgusting, simple past and past participle disgusted)

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

[edit] Translations

to cause an intense dislike for something
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[edit] Noun

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Singular
disgust

Plural
uncountable

disgust (uncountable)

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

[edit] Translations

an intense dislike or repugnance
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