disgust

Definitions

dis- (reversal, away) + gust (taste) = 'the reverse of a good taste.' Imagine tasting something so foul your whole body pulls back — that literal bad-taste-in-the-mouth is the original picture. Over time the flavor faded and the recoil stayed, so disgust now covers revulsion at anything: spoiled food, cruelty, dishonesty.

Why It Means This

Disgust is one of those words whose origin is completely invisible in modern use. It started as a literal sensation — a taste so bad you reject it — and the body's recoil became a template for moral and emotional revulsion. That's why disgust feels more visceral than dislike: it carries the ghost of something physically repellent, as if the offending thing left a bad taste in your mouth.

Common Collocations

• 1.in disgust厌恶地
• 2.with disgust带着厌恶
• 3.a feeling of disgust一种厌恶感
• 4.express disgust表达厌恶
• 5.to my disgust令我厌恶的是

Example Sentences

• 1.

  She looked at the mess on the floor with utter disgust.

• 2.

  He threw down the report in disgust and left the room.

• 3.

  The smell of rotten fish disgusted everyone at the table.

• 4.

  It disgusts me that they lied to so many people.

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