disgusting
- 01 A2 Elementary
extremely unpleasant to see, smell, or taste, making you feel sick.
eliciting a strong physical sense of revulsion or nausea.
Simple“The smell of the old milk in the fridge was absolutely disgusting.”
In context“The kitchen was in a disgusting state, with piles of unwashed plates and scraps of rotting food covering every surface.”
PitfallI am very disgusting by this smell. I am very disgusted by this smell.Use 'disgusting' to describe the thing that causes the feeling, and 'disgusted' to describe how you feel.
- 02 B1 Intermediate
very bad or unfair in a way that makes you feel angry.
arousing strong moral indignation or social disapproval.
Simple“It is disgusting that some people have no home while others have so much.”
In context“The CEO's decision to cut staff wages while increasing his own bonus was widely condemned as disgusting by the public.”
Antonyms
By surface analysis, disgust + -ing.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.