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Definitions for disgusting
dɪsˈgʌs tɪŋ, dɪˈskʌs-dis·gust·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. disgusting, disgustful, distasteful, foul, loathly, loathsome, repellent, repellant, repelling, revolting, skanky, wicked, yuckyadjective

    highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

    "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench"

Wiktionary

  1. disgustingadjective

    which causes disgust, repulsive, distasteful.

ChatGPT

  1. disgusting

    Disgusting refers to something extremely unpleasant, revolting, or repulsive that generates strong feelings of aversion, disgust, or nausea in individuals. It can relate to a strong dislike or distaste for something due to its offensive, unappealing, or repugnant nature.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Disgusting

    of Disgust

  2. Disgustingadjective

    that causes disgust; sickening; offensive; revolting

British National Corpus

  1. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'disgusting' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2510

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of disgusting in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of disgusting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of disgusting in a Sentence

  1. Alexander Skarsgard:

    There is a double standard [in the film industry]. I notice that with actress friends of mine. And it's disgusting. It's not a problem that's specific to Hollywood.

  2. Ryan Pack:

    What's more unjust, cruel, and disgusting than humanity and Hell? God.

  3. Bisi Alimi:

    This statement is extremely disgusting and blatantly homophobic, these are young girls in a very macho, masculine society who are trying to make a living, but are being underpaid or not paid on time.

  4. Press Secretary Sarah Sanders:

    The collective silence by the left and its media allies is appalling. Both Bee and TBS disgusting comments and show are not fit for broadcast, and executives at Time Warner and Turner Broadcasting System must demonstrate that such explicit profanity about female members of this administration will not be condoned on its network.

  5. John Wittman:

    These comments are disgusting and have no place in the Republican Party or in public discourse, spreading conspiracy theories that the murder was staged simply defies reality ; it is irresponsible, and unbecoming of anyone who holds a position in the Texas GOP.

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