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# disgust

noun (disgust; uncountable); verb (disgust, disgusts, disgusted, disgusting)

«disgust» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Disgust is a strong feeling that something is very unpleasant, dirty or wrong, so you want to turn away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disgust/#m1)
2. To disgust someone is to make them feel this. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disgust/#m2)

### In the lessons

In lessons on feelings, disgust is one of the basic emotions, shown by a wrinkled nose. It protects us from germs and bad food. In stories, disgust shows what a character thinks is horrid or unfair. Phrases: «in disgust», «to my disgust», «be disgusted by / with».

### Examples

- She wrinkled her nose in disgust at the smell. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disgust/#x1)
- The rotten egg filled him with disgust. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disgust/#x2)
- To my disgust, there was a slug in my shoe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disgust/#x3)
- Cheating disgusts me. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disgust/#x4)
- He walked away in disgust. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disgust/#x5)
- We were disgusted by the litter on the beach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disgust/#x6)
- Disgust helps us stay away from food that has gone bad. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disgust/#x7)
- The Cattle looked at the Dog in disgust. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disgust/#x8)

### Note

Noun usually uncountable: «full of disgust». Adjectives: «disgusted» (how you feel) and «disgusting» (what makes you feel it). Not a number word.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «disgust» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disgust/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«disgust» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/disgust.html) on Mova free.