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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDisgusting
/dɪsˈɡʌs.tɪŋ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Causing a strong feeling of dislike or disapproval.
"The smell from the garbage was absolutely disgusting." - 2
Extremely unpleasant or offensive.
"The disgusting behavior of the character in the movie made it hard to watch."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'disgusting' originates from the Latin 'disgustare', which means 'to have a distaste for'. It evolved through Middle French 'dégoûter', reflecting a shift in meaning towards something that provokes strong aversion or revulsion.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Disgusting" is said worldwide
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dégoûtant
Transliteration: day-goo-tahn
"L'odeur de la poubelle était absolument dégoûtante."
ekelhaft
Transliteration: ay-kel-haft
"Der Geruch vom Müll war absolut ekelhaft."
disgustoso
Transliteration: dis-gus-to-so
"L'odore della spazzatura era assolutamente disgustoso."
asqueroso
Transliteration: as-ke-ro-so
"El olor de la basura era absolutamente asqueroso."
desagradável
Transliteration: deh-sah-gra-dah-vel
"O cheiro do lixo era absolutamente desagradável."
घृणित
Transliteration: ghṛṇit
"कचरे की गंध बिल्कुल घृणित थी।"
令人厌恶的
Transliteration: lìng rén yànwù de
"垃圾的气味绝对令人厌恶。"
역겨운
Transliteration: yeokgyeoun
"쓰레기 냄새는 정말 역겨웠다."
不快な
Transliteration: fukai na
"ゴミの匂いは本当に不快だった。"
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