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dégoûter

to disgust

verb deh-goo-TEH Less Common
Mind & Emotions Emotions

Also means

to put off, to sicken

Usage Note

Dégoûter is strongly negative — it expresses physical or moral revulsion. The reflexive se dégoûter de means 'to become disgusted with' or 'to lose one's taste for something'. The related noun dégoût and adjective dégoûtant(e) ('disgusting') are very common in everyday speech.

Examples

"Cette odeur me dégoûte complètement."

Natural Translation

That smell completely disgusts me.

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