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disgust

/dɪsˈɡʌst/ noun C2
  1. An intense dislike or loathing someone feels for something bad or nasty. (uncountable) · With an air of disgust, she stormed out of the room.
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The great spider was lying asleep when the Lion found him, and it looked so ugly that its foe turned up his nose in disgust.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 136 · B2
“What on earth is this?” I cried, for at this moment there came the pattering of many steps in the hall and on the stairs, accompanied by audible expressions of disgust upon the part of our landlady.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 56 · B2
I could tell you tales of cobbler’s wax which would disgust you with human nature.’ He stepped over to the window and shouted through it at the top of his voice that the vacancy was filled.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 11 · B2
He had recourse to his pipe that evening to help him study it out, much to Marilla’s disgust.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 188 · C1

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