disgust
dis·gust/dɪsˈɡʌst/verb, noun
disgust is spelled D-I-S-G-U-S-T: 7 letters and 2 syllables (dis·gust). It appears 4.1 times per million words in written English, the 12,764th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, disgust means “To cause an intense dislike for something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in disgust?
| Letters | 7: D-I-S-G-U-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: dis·gust |
| In writing | 4.1 times per million words; the 12,764th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is disgust?
Disgust appears 4.1 times per million words in written English, the 12,764th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce disgust?
- US /dɪsˈɡʌst/
- US /dɪsˈkʌst/
- US /dɪzˈɡʌst/
Disgust has 2 syllables, split dis·gust in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-disgust.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with disgust?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as disgust from its last stressed vowel (/ʌst/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of disgust
- disgusts present, singular, he/she/it
- disgusting participle, present
- disgusted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does disgust mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To cause an intense dislike for something.
It disgusts me to see her chew with her mouth open.
noun
- 1
An intense dislike or loathing someone feels for something bad or nasty.
With an air of disgust, she stormed out of the room.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Disgust in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | dégoûter , dégoût |
| German | ekeln , Ekel |
| Portuguese | enojar, repugnar , repugnância, nojo, desgosto, asco |
| Spanish | repugnar, dar asco, asquear, disgustar, hastiar, enfastiar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does disgust come from?
Borrowed from Middle French desgouster, from Old French desgouster (“to put off one's appetite”), from des- (“dis-”) + gouster, goster (“to taste”), from Latin gustus (“a tasting”). By surface analysis, dis- + gust (“taste”). The noun is from Middle French desgoust, from the verb.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).