“A violently rouged woman is a disgusting sight. The excessive red on the face gives a coarseness to every feature and a general fierceness to the countenance.”

Adjective

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Arousing contempt or strong indignation

reprehensible

unsavory^US

unsavoury^UK

demoralised^UK

demoralized^US

off-colour^UK

off-color^US

too horrible for words

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

unfavorable^US

beneath one's dignity

without justification

meagre^UK

meager^US

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“How dare he believe she would not report his disgusting behavior to her husband?”

Adjective

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Not appropriate for consumption

unsavory^US

unsavoury^UK

spoiled^US

spoilt^UK

unfit for human consumption

“The meat was stale and disgusting.”

Adjective

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Obscene or offensive in nature

unsavory^US

unsavoury^UK

colorful^US

colourful^UK

off-colour^UK

off-color^US

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

libellous^UK

libelous^US

tantalizing^US

tantalising^UK

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Verb

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Present participle for to repulse, especially to the point causing one to feel physically nauseous or sick

making someone want to throw up

causing to feel nauseous

making your gorge rise

giving someone the creeps

making someone feel sick

filling with loathing

giving someone the heebie-jeebies

giving you the creeps

making one's flesh creep

making someone feel nauseous

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“The smell would disgust me almost to the point of vomiting.”

Verb

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Present participle for to offend or displease someone to the point of revulsion

filling with loathing

getting on your nerves

rubbing up the wrong way

giving someone the hump

putting your back up

getting under your skin

making someone see red

agonizing^US

making one's hair stand on end

agonising^UK

hurting somebody's feelings

making someone fed up

getting your back up

rankling with

making your blood boil

grating on

ruffling one's feathers

getting in your hair

driving bananas

giving a hard time

making somebody's hackles rise

getting across

cutting

causing raised eyebrows

raising eyebrows amongst

causing a few raised eyebrows amongst

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

rubbing the wrong way

wearing on

getting on one's nerves

getting across someone

sticking in one's craw

setting one's teeth on edge

trying the patience of

criticising^UK

criticizing^US

pushing the buttons of

sending into a rage

steaming up

getting a rise out of

hitting where one lives

raising your hackles

dumping on

giving the cold shoulder

giving a zinger

getting your dander up

getting your hackles up

getting on your wick

trying your patience

getting up someone's nose

putting someone's nose out of joint

rattling someone's cage

giving someone the pip

eating away at

making waves

making angry

rubbing you up the wrong way

driving to distraction

driving round the bend

driving you up the wall

driving round the twist

causing resentment to

eating up

inciting

giving offence

treading on someone's toes

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“Begone! You disgust me with your insincere compassion.”

Verb

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Present participle for to harass, annoy, or cause trouble to (someone)

bedeviling^US

bedevilling^UK

tantalising^UK

tantalizing^US

rubbing up the wrong way

driving up the wall

picking on

getting on your nerves

bending someone's ear

breathing down someone's neck

carping at

making somebody's hackles rise

Verb

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Present participle for to offend the moral feelings of

paralysing^UK

paralyzing^US

raising someone's eyebrows

throwing a curve

completely surprising

knocking for six

setting someone back on their heels

shaking out of your complacency

giving a turn

hitting like ton of bricks

taking the wind out of your sails

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