Pronunciations (7)
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/dɪsˈɡʌstɪŋ/
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- General-American
- Received-Pronunciation
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/dɪsˈkʌstɪŋ/
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- General-American
- Received-Pronunciation
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/dɪzˈɡʌstɪŋ/
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- General-American
- Received-Pronunciation
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/dɪsˈɡʊstɪŋ/
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- Ireland
- Northern-England
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/dɪsˈkʊstɪŋ/
Pronunciation notes
- Ireland
- Northern-England
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/dɪzˈɡʊstɪŋ/
Pronunciation notes
- Ireland
- Northern-England
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dɪsˈkʌstɪŋ
Adjective
Causing disgust; repulsive; distasteful.
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a disgusting waste of money
More examples (3)
The taste and digestion are often depraved, anorexia, nausea, inappetence and vomiting supervene, the woman desires innutritious or disgusting food, such as chalk, cinders, putrescent animal food, […]
But it is much more sensible and much more fun and much more disgusting to assume that the English Leather woman is really saying "All my men wear English leather or nothing at all.".
One guy farted repeatedly and laughed out loud each time he let it out. To top off his disgusting behavior, he constantly picked his nose and thumped the waste in the air.
Adjective
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
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a disgusting smell
distasteful language
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a loathsome disease
the idea of eating meat is repellent to me
revolting food
a wicked stench