disgust

disgust
noun
ADJECTIVE
great
absolute, complete, pure, total, utter
mild, slight
obvious

Mr Haynes shook his head in obvious disgust and walked off.

public
VERB + DISGUST
feel
express, show
hide

She tried to hide the disgust that she felt.

fill sb with

Decent people were filled with disgust for whoever committed the crimes.

turn away in, walk away in

He threw her one look, then turned away in disgust.

shake your head in, wrinkle (up) your nose in
PREPOSITION
in disgust

Marion threw down the book in disgust.

with disgust

They both looked with disgust at the men.

disgust at

I couldn't find the words to express my disgust at his actions.

disgust over

expressions of public disgust over the affair

disgust with

People are showing their disgust with the existing regime.

PHRASES
a snort of disgust

He gave a snort of disgust.

an expression of disgust, a look of disgust
a feeling of disgust, a sense of disgust
much to your disgust

Much to his disgust, he found himself sharing a carriage with a noisy young family.


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