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Disgusted Dɪsˈɡʌst Disgust Feel Verb Bre Level Violence

Word disgust
WordType (verb)
Phonetic BrE / dɪsˈɡʌst / NAmE / dɪsˈɡʌst /
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  • the level of violence in the film really disgusted me.
  • the feel of it, all cold and slimy, disgusted him.
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disgust

(verb)BrE / dɪsˈɡʌst / NAmE / dɪsˈɡʌst /
  1. if something disgusts you, it makes you feel shocked and almost ill/sick because it is so unpleasant
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    • The level of violence in the film really disgusted me.
    • The feel of it, all cold and slimy, disgusted him.

    Verb Forms

    • present simple I / you / we / they disgust
    • he / she / it disgusts
    • past simple disgusted
    • past participle disgusted
    • -ing form disgusting

    Word Origin

    • late 16th cent.: from early modern French desgoust or Italian disgusto, from Latin dis- (expressing reversal) + gustus ‘taste’.
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