Usage Note
dégoûtant has a feminine form dégoûtante. It can describe food, behaviour, or a person (un individu dégoûtant). The related verb is dégoûter (to disgust), and the noun is dégoût (m, disgust). In colloquial speech it is also used hyperbolically for anything unpleasant, not just truly revolting things.
Examples
"Ce comportement est vraiment dégoûtant."
Natural Translation
This behaviour is truly disgusting.

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