disgusting

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dis·gust·ing BrE [dɪsˈɡʌstɪŋ] NAmE [dɪsˈɡʌstɪŋ] adjective
1. extremely unpleasant
Syn: ↑revolting
• The kitchen was in a disgusting state when she left.
• What a disgusting smell!
2. unacceptable and shocking
Syn: ↑despicable, Syn: ↑outrageous
• I think it's disgusting that they're closing the local hospital.
• His language is disgusting (= he uses a lot of offensive words).

Thesaurus:
disgusting [disgusting] adj.
1.
•Picking your nose is a disgusting habit.
revolting • • foul • • vile • • horrible • • nauseating • • repulsive • |informal, spoken gross • |formal repellent • • offensive •
a disgusting/revolting/foul/vile/horrible/nauseating/gross/offensive smell
a disgusting/revolting/horrible/nauseating/gross habit
a disgusting/revolting/vile/horrible/repulsive man/woman/person
find sb/sth disgusting/revolting/horrible/nauseating/repulsive/offensive/repellent
Disgusting or revolting? There is no real difference in meaning, but disgusting is more frequent, especially in spoken English.
2.
•That's a disgusting thing to say.
hateful • • sickening • • abominable • |formal distasteful • • repugnant •
disgusting/hateful/abominable/distasteful/repugnant to sb
disgusting/hateful/sickening/abominable/distasteful/repugnant that…
a/an disgusting/abominable practice
a/an sickening/abominable crime

Synonyms:
disgusting
foul • revolting • repulsive • offensive • gross
These words all describe sth, especially a smell, taste or habit, that is extremely unpleasant and often makes you feel slightly ill.
disgusting • extremely unpleasant and making you feel slightly ill: ▪ What a disgusting smell!
foul • dirty, and tasting or smelling bad: ▪ She could smell his foul breath.
revolting • extremely unpleasant and making you feel slightly ill: ▪ The stew looked revolting.
disgusting or revolting?
Both of these words are used to describe things that smell and taste unpleasant, unpleasant personal habits and people who have them. There is no real difference in meaning, but disgusting is more frequent, especially in spoken English.
repulsive • (rather formal) extremely unpleasant in a way that offends you or makes you feel slightly ill. Repulsive usually describes people, their behaviour or habits, which you may find offensive for physical or moral reasons.
offensive • (formal) (especially of smells) extremely unpleasant.
gross • (informal) (of a smell, taste or personal habit) extremely unpleasant.
disgusting/repulsive/offensive to sb
to find sb/sth disgusting/revolting/repulsive/offensive
to smell/taste disgusting/foul/gross
a(n) disgusting/foul/revolting/offensive/gross smell
a disgusting/revolting/gross habit
disgusting/offensive/gross behaviour
a disgusting/revolting/repulsive man/woman/person

Example Bank:
•He has some rather disgusting habits.
•I find his behaviour disgusting.
•I think the way she's treated him is absolutely disgusting.
•That soup tastes disgusting!
•I think it's disgusting that they're closing the hospital.
•I've always thought he was a disgusting little man.
•Picking your nose is a disgusting habit.
•That's a disgusting thing to say.
•The kitchen was in a disgusting state.
•The sink was full of a disgusting black slime.
•Their behaviour has been quite disgusting.
•This tastes absolutely disgusting.