to cause disgust
1cause disgust — bring about repulsion, bring about disgust …
2disgust — ► NOUN ▪ strong revulsion or profound indignation. ► VERB ▪ cause disgust in. DERIVATIVES disgusted adjective disgustedly adverb. ORIGIN French desgoust or Italian disgusto, from Latin gustus taste …
3disgust — n. & v. n. (usu. foll. by at, for) 1 strong aversion; repugnance. 2 indignation. v.tr. cause disgust in (their behaviour disgusts me; was disgusted to find a slug). Phrases and idioms: in disgust as a result of disgust (left in disgust).… …
4disgust — I. noun Date: 1598 marked aversion aroused by something highly distasteful ; repugnance II. verb Etymology: Middle French desgouster, from des dis + goust taste, from Latin gustus; akin to Latin gustare to taste more at choose Date: 1616 …
5disgust — noun revulsion or strong disapproval. verb cause disgust in. Derivatives disgusted adjective disgustedly adverb Origin C16: from early mod. Fr. desgoust or Ital. disgusto, from L. dis (expressing reversal) + gustus taste …
6Disgust — Dis*gust , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disgusted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disgusting}.] [OF. desgouster, F. d[ e]go[^u]ter; pref. des (L. dis ) + gouster to taste, F. go[^u]ter, fr. L. gustare, fr. gustus taste. See {Gust} to taste.] To provoke disgust or… …
7disgust — [dis gust′] n. [MFr desgoust, distaste < des (see DIS ) + L gustus, a taste, relish: see GUSTO] a sickening distaste or dislike; deep aversion; repugnance vt. [MFr desgouster < des (see DIS ) + L gustare, to taste] to cause to feel disgust; …
8disgust — [n] aversion; repulsion abhorrence, abomination, antipathy, detestation, dislike, distaste, hatefulness, hatred, loathing, nausea, nauseation, nauseousness, objection, repugnance, revolt, revulsion, satiation, satiety, sickness, surfeit; concepts …
9cause aversion — index repel (disgust) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
10cause dislike — index affront, alienate (estrange), antagonize, disaffect, discourage, incense, repel (disgust) …
