Disgust
/dɪsˈɡʌst/noun
A strong feeling of revulsion or intense dislike.
Did you know?The word comes from the same Latin root as “taste,” so in its oldest sense disgust was not just a feeling—it was a judgment made by the tongue.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*geus-
“to taste, to choose by tasting”
Latin
Latin
gustāre
“to taste”
Latin
Latin
dis- + gustus
“bad taste, aversion”
16th Century
French
dégouster
“to offend the taste, cause aversion”
16th Century
English
disgust
“to offend the taste; to sicken or repel”
Modern English
English
disgust
“a feeling of revulsion or strong dislike”