disgusted

adjective

dis·​gust·​ed di-ˈskə-stəd 

dis-ˈgə-,

 also  diz-

: feeling or showing disgust : disturbed physically or mentally by something distasteful

He's disgusted by all the attention people give to celebrities.

He had a disgusted expression on his face.

She was disgusted with the decision.

And there it was, all over, and they were engaged as quick as that … There was nothing romantic about it and I was never so disgusted in my life.

—Lucy Maud Montgomery

disgustedly adverb

She shook her head disgustedly.

"They think the stupidest things are funny," Lisa says disgustedly.

—Erik Wessler

Synonyms

• nauseated
• repelled
• repulsed
• revolted
• shocked
• sick
• sickened

Examples of disgusted in a Sentence

the disgusted diners left, vowing to report the restaurant to the board of health

Recent Examples on the Web

Marty Baron takes aim at Fox News, Trump’s ‘authoritarian’ aspirations, and Republicans ‘wreaking havoc on the country’ In Washington, Bezos’s decision not to endorse in the 2024 race left some members of the Post’s editorial department feeling blindsided and disgusted, multiple sources told CNN. —Brian Stelter, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024

Unconvinced on their pitch, Yang and Rudolph’s disgusted characters begin to walk out of the board room. —Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2024

Maya Rudolph, Kenan Thompson and Bowen Yang look downright disgusted as the investors attempting to escape the pitch — but Samberg and Schaffer’s alter-egos are nothing if not persistent. —Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 5 Oct. 2024

But the bureau chief was disgusted that he’d even been asked to speak with me. —Susan Mulcahy, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of disgust entry 2

First Known Use

1602, in the meaning defined above