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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The state or quality of being disgusting. uncountable

   "The disgustingness of it! As if a huge bluebottle fly has landed on his shoulders."

2. 2
   the property of being extremely unacceptable to the mind wordnet
3. 3
   extreme unpalatability to the mouth wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

basenessbestialitybrutalitycontrarietydistastefulnessemetic

Example

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"The disgustingness of it! As if a huge bluebottle fly has landed on his shoulders."

Etymology

From disgusting + -ness.

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