Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disgusting

/dɪsˈɡʌstɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.23 in modern English

Syllables: dis-gust-ing
IPA: /dɪsˈɡʌstɪŋ/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Causing disgust; repulsive; distasteful.

verb

present participle and gerund of disgust

Example Sentences

"a disgusting waste of money"
"The taste and digestion are often depraved, anorexia, nausea, inappetence and vomiting supervene, the woman desires innutritious or disgusting food, such as chalk, cinders, putrescent animal food, […]"
"But it is much more sensible and much more fun and much more disgusting to assume that the English Leather woman is really saying "All my men wear English leather or nothing at all."."
"One guy farted repeatedly and laughed out loud each time he let it out. To top off his disgusting behavior, he constantly picked his nose and thumped the waste in the air."

Etymology

By surface analysis, disgust + -ing.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /dɪsˈɡʌstɪŋ/
British English: /dɪsˈɡʌstɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

disgustinger (comparative) more disgusting (comparative) disgustingest (superlative) most disgusting (superlative)

Derived Forms

disgrossting Disgusta disgustingly disgustingness undisgusting

Synonyms

distasteful gro grody grotty repulsive abhorrant abhorrent bad sickly mean infernal bum

Rhymes With

trusting adjusting busting dusting thrusting rusting gusting lusting entrusting readjusting mistrusting encrusting

Questions

How do you pronounce disgusting?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪsˈɡʌstɪŋ/.
What does disgusting mean?: Causing disgust; repulsive; distasteful.
Where does disgusting come from?: By surface analysis, disgust + -ing.

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