What does "disgust" mean?

1. (strong dislike or revulsion) a strong feeling of dislike or being grossed out by something. 2. (to cause revulsion) to make someone feel a strong sense of dislike or disapproval.

Is it correct to say "She felt disgust for the way he treated her."?

No — say "She felt disgust at the way he treated her.". While 'for' is sometimes used, 'at' or 'with' are the standard prepositions to describe the cause of the disgust.

disgust

n. · v.

US //dɪsˈɡəst// UK //dɪsɡˈʌst// dis·gust

1 strong dislike or revulsion (n.)
B2 Upper Intermediate

a strong feeling of dislike or being grossed out by something.

a feeling of intense revulsion or strong disapproval aroused by something unpleasant or offensive. Uncountable in most contexts.

Example

He looked at the pile of rotting rubbish with total disgust.

Example

The public expressed widespread disgust at the news that the company had been dumping toxic waste into the local river for years.
Pitfall

She felt disgust for the way he treated her.

She felt disgust at the way he treated her.

While 'for' is sometimes used, 'at' or 'with' are the standard prepositions to describe the cause of the disgust.
2 to cause revulsion (v.)
B2 Upper Intermediate

to make someone feel a strong sense of dislike or disapproval.

to provoke a feeling of revulsion or strong disapproval in someone. Transitive — requires a direct object.

Example

The smell of the old milk disgusted her so much she had to leave.

Example

The blatant corruption within the department disgusted the young officer, eventually leading to his resignation from the force.
- revolt
- sicken
- offend
- please
- charm

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French desgouster, from Old French desgouster (“to put off one's appetite”), from des- (“dis-”) + gouster, goster (“to taste”), from Latin gustus (“a tasting”). By surface analysis, dis- + gust (“taste”). The noun is from Middle French desgoust, from the verb.