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Definition of "disgusting" []

  • Arousing disgust; repugnant. See Synonyms at offensive. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "disgusting" in a sentence
  • ""Of course," he said -- he used the two words very often, and pronounced the second, rather mincingly, to rhyme with _sauce_: "Of course," said Mr. May, "it's a disgusting place -- _disgusting_!"
  • "The word disgusting came to mind, though I suppose it was pretty in that cottage-chintzy-curtain-fabric way."
  • "She said she and other parents are trying to mobilize to protest their treatment, which she called "disgusting.""