disgusting
adjective
dis·gust·ing
di-ˈskə-stiŋ 
dis-ˈgə-,
also diz-
: causing a strong feeling of dislike or disinclination : causing disgust
the food was disgusting
a disgusting magazine
a disgusting way to treat people
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Examples of disgusting in a Sentence
What a disgusting way to treat people.
when we cleaned the room, we found a disgusting plate of moldy food under the bed
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Most modern bloodsuckers are not this profoundly physically disgusting.
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Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 25 Dec. 2024
Jones had used Infowars to spread some of the most disturbing and disgusting lies and conspiracy theories into the public discourse.
—Hadas Gold, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
As such, narratives published in the magazine presented towns under British control, such as Ipoh, as modern and progressive, while neighboring cities like Bangkok in Siam or Palembang in the Dutch East Indies were depicted as disorderly, dirty, unsafe, and disgusting.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 22 Dec. 2024
Despite the disgusting chaos of it all, what was notable about Webster's video was that, in spite of it all, he could be seen laughing by the end of the clip.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 25 Dec. 2024
Jones had used Infowars to spread some of the most disturbing and disgusting lies and conspiracy theories into the public discourse.
—Hadas Gold, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
As such, narratives published in the magazine presented towns under British control, such as Ipoh, as modern and progressive, while neighboring cities like Bangkok in Siam or Palembang in the Dutch East Indies were depicted as disorderly, dirty, unsafe, and disgusting.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 22 Dec. 2024
Despite the disgusting chaos of it all, what was notable about Webster's video was that, in spite of it all, he could be seen laughing by the end of the clip.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Disgusting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disgusting. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.
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