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disgusting.

Causing disgust; repulsive; distasteful.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/dɪsˈɡʌstɪŋ/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/dɪsˈkʌstɪŋ/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/dɪzˈɡʌstɪŋ/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/dɪsˈɡʊstɪŋ/Ireland, Northern-England

  1. Causing disgust; repulsive; distasteful.

    a disgusting waste of money
Where this word comes from

By surface analysis, disgust + -ing.

verb/dɪsˈɡʌstɪŋ/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/dɪsˈkʌstɪŋ/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/dɪzˈɡʌstɪŋ/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/dɪsˈɡʊstɪŋ/Ireland, Northern-England

  1. present participle and gerund of disgust

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

By surface analysis, disgust + -ing.

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