How Do You Spell DISGUSTING?

Pronunciation: [dɪsɡˈʌstɪŋ] (IPA)

The word "disgusting" is spelled with the letter "g" before the letter "u" and "sting" at the end. The pronunciation of the word can be transcribed as /dɪsˈɡʌstɪŋ/. The "dis" part of the word is pronounced with a short "i" sound, while the "g" and "u" together create a voiced velar stop sound. The "sting" at the end of the word is pronounced with a regular "i" sound and a nasal consonant. This word is often used to describe something that is revolting or repulsive.

DISGUSTING Meaning and Definition

1. Disgusting is an adjective used to describe something that is causing a strong feeling of revulsion or intense distaste. It refers to things that are extremely unpleasant, offensive, or repulsive, often provoking a physical reaction of nausea or discomfort.

   When something is disgusting, it is typically regarded as offensive or foul in nature. This can be due to its appearance, taste, smell, or behavior. A disgusting object, for example, may be filthy, rotten, or covered in filth. Similarly, food may be described as disgusting if it has a repugnant taste or smell. Disgusting behavior can involve actions that are morally repugnant or socially unacceptable.

   The term often carries subjective connotations since what is considered disgusting can vary among individuals or cultures. However, certain things tend to be universally deemed disgusting, such as feces, vomit, or bodily secretions.

   The feeling of disgust is evolutionarily significant as it has a protective role. It helps individuals avoid potential sources of harm, disease, or contamination. The emotion triggered by disgusting stimuli serves as a survival instinct promoting self-preservation by encouraging individuals to keep a safe distance from harmful or unsanitary situations or substances.

   Overall, disgusting refers to that which profoundly disturbs or repulses our senses, causing a strong aversion or repugnance towards something vile, foul, or offensive.

Top Common Misspellings for DISGUSTING *

• discusting 57.5963718%
• digusting 22.2222222%
• disguisting 3.6281179%
• disguting 3.4013605%
• disguesting 1.8140589%
• dissgusting 1.3605442%
• disgusing 1.3605442%
• disusting 1.3605442%
• descusting 1.1337868%
• disqusting 0.9070294%
• distgusting 0.6802721%
• diskusting 0.4535147%
• desgusting 0.4535147%
• discousting 0.4535147%
• discusteing 0.4535147%
• disgusiting 0.4535147%
• discussting 0.2267573%
• discusing 0.2267573%

* The statistics data for these misspellings percentages are collected from over 15,411,110 spell check sessions on www.spellchecker.net from Jan 2010 - Jun 2012.

Other Common Misspellings for DISGUSTING

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• disgestin
• Dististing
• disgusings
• dissgusing
• Disgreting
• disgestung

Etymology of DISGUSTING

The word "disgusting" has an etymology derived from three Latin roots: "dis-", "gustus", and "-ing".

The prefix "dis-" means "apart" or "away", and it is often used to add a negative or opposite sense to the word it is attached to. In this case, "dis-" signifies a sense of strong dislike or aversion.

The root "gustus" comes from the Latin word "gusto", which means "to taste" or "to eat". It relates to the sense of taste.

The suffix "-ing" is used to form an adjective from a noun, and in this context, it serves to describe the quality or state of the noun "disgust".

Similar spelling words for DISGUSTING

• disgustedly,
• Disguising,
• digestion,
• disgusted,
• Digesting,
• disguised,
• digestive,
• Discussing,
• digestibility,
• disgustingly,
• disgustful,
• digestible,
• disgust.

Conjugate verb Disgusting

CONDITIONAL

I would disgust

we would disgust

you would disgust

he/she/it would disgust

they would disgust

FUTURE

I will disgust

we will disgust

you will disgust

he/she/it will disgust

they will disgust

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have disgusted

we will have disgusted

you will have disgusted

he/she/it will have disgusted

they will have disgusted

PAST

I disgusted

we disgusted

you disgusted

he/she/it disgusted

they disgusted

PAST PERFECT

I had disgusted

we had disgusted

you had disgusted

he/she/it had disgusted

they had disgusted

PRESENT

I disgust

we disgust

you disgust

he/she/it disgusts

they disgust

PRESENT PERFECT

I have disgusted

we have disgusted

you have disgusted

he/she/it has disgusted

they have disgusted

I am disgusting

we are disgusting

you are disgusting

he/she/it is disgusting

they are disgusting

I was disgusting

we were disgusting

you were disgusting

he/she/it was disgusting

they were disgusting

I will be disgusting

we will be disgusting

you will be disgusting

he/she/it will be disgusting

they will be disgusting

I have been disgusting

we have been disgusting

you have been disgusting

he/she/it has been disgusting

they have been disgusting

I had been disgusting

we had been disgusting

you had been disgusting

he/she/it had been disgusting

they had been disgusting

I will have been disgusting

we will have been disgusting

you will have been disgusting

he/she/it will have been disgusting

they will have been disgusting

I would have disgusted

we would have disgusted

you would have disgusted

he/she/it would have disgusted

they would have disgusted

I would be disgusting

we would be disgusting

you would be disgusting

he/she/it would be disgusting

they would be disgusting

I would have been disgusting

we would have been disgusting

you would have been disgusting

he/she/it would have been disgusting

they would have been disgusting