disgusting

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dis·gust·ing

(dĭs-gŭs′tĭng)

adj.

Arousing disgust; repugnant. See Synonyms at offensive.

dis·gust′ing·ly adv.

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disgusting

(dɪsˈɡʌstɪŋ)

adj

loathsome; repugnant. Also (rare): disgustful

disˈgustingly adv

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

dis•gust•ing

(dɪsˈgʌs tɪŋ, dɪˈskʌs-)

adj.

causing disgust; offensive to physical, moral, or aesthetic taste.

[1745–55]

dis•gust′ing•ly, adv.

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Adj.

disgusting - highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench"

foul, loathly, repelling, revolting, skanky, disgustful, yucky, distasteful, loathsome, repellant, repellent, wicked

offensive - unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors"

disgusting

adjective

1. sickening, foul, revolting, gross, nasty, stinking, vulgar, vile, distasteful, repellent, obnoxious, objectionable, nauseating, odious, hateful, repugnant, loathsome, abominable, nauseous, grotty (slang), detestable, cringe-making (Brit. informal), noisome, yucky or yukky (slang) The curry was disgusting.

2. appalling, shocking, terrible, awful, offensive, dreadful, horrifying, dismaying, dire It's a disgusting waste of money

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

disgusting

adjective

1. Extremely unpleasant to the senses or feelings:

atrocious, foul, horrid, nasty, nauseating, offensive, repellent, repulsive, revolting, sickening, ugly, unwholesome, vile.

2. So objectionable as to elicit despisal or deserve condemnation:

abhorrent, abominable, antipathetic, contemptible, despicable, despisable, detestable, filthy, foul, infamous, loathsome, lousy, low, mean, nasty, nefarious, obnoxious, odious, repugnant, rotten, shabby, vile, wretched.

Translations

مُثير للإشْمِئْزازمُثِيرٌ لِلاِشْمِئْزاز

nechutnýodporný

frastødendeulækker

degoutant ekelerregend ekelhaft ekelig eklig

αηδιαστικός

repugnante asqueroso

etovailjettäväinhottavakuvottava

dégoûtant écœurant

odvratanogavanoduran

viîbjóîslegur

disgustoso fetente nauseante rivoltante stomachevole

むかむかする

구역질나는

misselijk walgelijk

frastøtende motbydelig vemmelig

obrzydliwy

nojento

мерзкий отвратительный противный

odvraten

äcklig

น่าสะอิดสะเอียน

iğrençtiksindirici

ghê tởm

令人作呕的令人厌恶的

disgusting

[dɪsˈgʌstɪŋ] ADJ

1. (= revolting) [habit, taste, smell, food, place] → asqueroso, repugnante; [person] → repugnante
you're disgusting → me das asco, eres repugnante
the kitchen is in a disgusting mess → la cocina está que da asco, la cocina está asquerosa
how disgusting! → ¡qué asco!
it looks disgusting → tiene una pinta asquerosa
it smells disgusting → tiene un olor asqueroso or repugnante, huele que da asco
it tastes disgusting → tiene un sabor asqueroso or repugnante

2. (= obscene) [book, film, photo] → repugnante, asqueroso; [language] → indecente, cochino

3. (= disgraceful) [attitude, behaviour, manners] → vergonzoso
she returned the book in a disgusting condition → devolvió el libro en un estado vergonzoso

4. (= terrible) [weather] → asqueroso, de perros

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

disgusting

[dɪsˈgʌstɪŋ] adj

(= revolting) [food, habit] → dégoûtant(e)
It looks disgusting → Ça a l'air dégoûtant.

(= disgraceful) [behaviour] → écœurant(e); [situation] → déplorable
that's disgusting! → c'est dégoûtant!
it's disgusting that ... → c'est dégoûtant que ...

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

disgusting

adj

(= revolting) behaviour → widerlich; (= physically nauseating) → ekelhaft; taste, smell, person → widerlich, ekelhaft; it looks disgusting → es sieht widerlich or ekelhaft aus

(= offensive) book, film, photo → anstößig, widerlich; (= obscene) → obszön; don’t be disgusting → sei nicht so ordinär

(= disgraceful) → unerhört; it’s disgusting that… → es ist unerhört or eine Schande, dass …

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

disgusting

[dɪsˈgʌstɪŋ] adj → schifoso/a, disgustoso/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

disgust

(disˈgast) verb

to cause feelings of dislike or sickness in. The smell of that soup disgusts me; She was disgusted by your behaviour.

noun

the state or feeling of being disgusted. She left the room in disgust.

disˈgusting adjective

What a disgusting smell!; Her house is in a disgusting mess.

disˈgustingly adverb

disgusting

→ مُثِيرٌ لِلاِشْمِئْزاز nechutný frastødende widerlich αηδιαστικός repugnante iljettävä dégoûtant odvratan disgustoso むかむかする 구역질나는 walgelijk motbydelig obrzydliwy nojento отвратительный äcklig น่าสะอิดสะเอียน iğrenç ghê tởm 令人厌恶的

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What did he care if it was shocking or disgusting? He was ready for any compromise, prepared for more degrading humiliations still, if he could only gratify his desire.

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But now that light was in the room, the worst seemed over; it was a disgusting business, but not more than disgusting; and it was with no great apprehension that John proceeded to make the circuit of the table: his last comparatively tranquil moment for that day.

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The poor horses, tortured almost to death, suffered most from this truly Egyptian plague; the flies alighted upon them in large disgusting swarms; and if the coachman got down and scraped them off, hardly a minute elapsed before they were there again.

The last ingredient played a very prominent part in the salad; stale eggs and roasted cocks'-combs furnished the grand dish of the repast; the wine even was not without a disgusting taste--it was like a medicinal draught.

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Man was disgusting. Tarzan's gaze was riveted upon the hideous old warrior wallowing in filth beneath him.

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Now take these disgusting things two by two, and throw them out of the window."

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