What is the meaning of Disgust?

  • (v.t.) To provoke disgust or strong distaste in; to cause (any one) loathing, as of the stomach; to excite aversion in; to offend the moral taste of; -- often with at, with or by.
  • (v.t.) Repugnance to what is offensive; aversion or displeasure produced by something loathsome; loathing; strong distaste; -- said primarily of the sickening opposition felt for anything which offends the physical organs of taste; now rather of the analogous repugnance excited by anything extremely unpleasant to the moral taste or higher sensibilities of our nature; as, an act of cruelty may excite disgust.
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APAWebster's. (2011). disgust. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/disgust/definitions/1998641
ChicagoWebster's. 2011. "disgust" http://smartdefine.org/disgust/definitions/1998641 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardWebster's 2011, disgust, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/disgust/definitions/1998641>.
MLAWebster's. "disgust" 27 May 2011. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/disgust/definitions/1998641>
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