adj, verb ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of disgust form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1. 1
   Causing disgust; repulsive; distasteful.

   "a disgusting waste of money"

Adjective

1. 1
   highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

distastefulrepulsiveabhorrantabhorrentabhorrentabject

Antonyms

All antonyms

beautifulcomelydeliciousnice

Example

More examples

"The very idea of it is disgusting."

Etymology

By surface analysis, disgust + -ing.

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