English noun: disgust | |||
1. | disgust (feeling) strong feelings of dislike | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dislike | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | abhorrence, abomination, detestation, execration, horror, loathing, nausea, odium, repugnance, repulsion, revulsion | ||
English verb: disgust | |||
1. | disgust (perception) fill with distaste | ||
Samples | This spoilt food disgusts me. | ||
Synonyms | gross out, repel, revolt | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | excite, stimulate, stir | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | nauseate, sicken, turn one's stomach | ||
2. | disgust (emotion) cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of | ||
Samples | The pornographic pictures sickened us. | ||
Examples | The performance is likely to disgust Sue | ||
Synonyms | churn up, nauseate, revolt, sicken | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | repel, repulse | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | appal, appall, offend, outrage, scandalise, scandalize, shock | ||