disgusts

Turns the stomach

Disgusts is the third-person singular of disgust—to provoke strong revulsion or distaste.

What disgusts someone offends their sensibilities or turns their stomach: The smell of rotting meat disgusts me, It disgusts her that he got away with it.

The word works for both physical repulsion and moral outrage.

contempt

scorn

Hostile dismissive feeling

sneer · disapproval · condemnation · censure · revulsion · repugnance · detestation · abhorrence · distaste · antipathy

nausea

sickens

Induces nausea or disgust

gag · vomit · heave · bilious · stomach-turning · gross out · repels · revolt · foul · putrid

Opposites
emotional response elicited

disgustsdelights

Gives intense pleasure

pleases · enchants · thrills · gratifies · charms

approach-avoidance behavior

disgustsattracts

Draws toward itself

appeals · entices · allures · tempts · draws

Phrases
Family

disgust, disgusting, disgusted, disgustedly

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G