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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesasco
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈas.ko/
"Esa comida me da mucho asco."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A strong feeling of revulsion or profound disapproval aroused by something unpleasant or offensive.
"He looked at the spoiled food with a facial expression of pure disgust."
- 1
To cause someone to feel revulsion, nausea, or intense disapproval.
"The sheer cruelty of the behavior began to disgust everyone in the room."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'disgust' originates from the Latin 'disgustare', meaning 'to have a distaste for'. It evolved through Middle French 'dégoûter', which carried the sense of aversion or revulsion, reflecting a strong emotional reaction to something unpleasant.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Disgust" is said worldwide
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dégoût
Transliteration: /de.ɡu/
"Il a détourné les yeux avec dégoût."
Ekel
Transliteration: /ˈeːkl̩/
"Sie empfand großen Ekel vor dem Schmutz."
disgusto
Transliteration: /diˈɡu.sto/
"Provò un profondo disgusto per la sua dishonestà."
asco
Transliteration: /ˈas.ko/
"Esa comida me da mucho asco."
nojo
Transliteration: /ˈnɔ.ʒu/
"Ela sentiu nojo ao ver a sujeira na pia."
घृणा
Transliteration: ghrina
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उन्हें इस गंदे काम से घृणा हुई।"
厌恶
Transliteration: yànwù
Script: 中文汉字
"他的行为引起了所有人的厌恶。"
역겨움
Transliteration: yeok-gyeo-um
Script: 한국어 한글
"그 냄새는 참을 수 없는 역겨움을 주었다."
嫌悪
Transliteration: ken'o
Script: 日本語
"彼らはその犯罪に対して強い嫌悪を示した。"
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