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   disgust

   /dɪsˈɡʌst/

   noun

   • 1. a feeling of revulsion or strong disapproval aroused by something unpleasant or offensive: "the sight filled her with disgust" Similar revulsionrepugnanceaversiondistasteabhorrenceloathingdetestationodiumexecrationhorrornauseainformal:yuck factorarchaic:disrelishrare:repellencerepellencyOpposite relish

   verb

   • 1. cause (someone) to feel revulsion or strong disapproval: "they were disgusted by the violence" Similar revoltrepelrepulsesickennauseatecause to feel nauseousmake shudderturn someone's stomachmake someone's gorge risebe repugnant tobe repulsive tobe distasteful toinformal:turn offmake someone want to throw upsquickgross outoutrageshockhorrifyappalscandalizeoffendaffrontdismaydispleasedissatisfyannoyangernauseatesickenOpposite attractplease

   Word Origin late 16th century: from early modern French desgoust or Italian disgusto, from Latin dis- (expressing reversal) + gustus ‘taste’.

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2. www.nytimes.com › 2021/12/27 › magazineHow Disgust Explains Everything - The New York Times

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   Dec 27, 2021 · Disgust shapes our behavior, our technology, our relationships. It is the reason we wear deodorant, use the bathroom in private and wield forks instead of eating with our bare hands.

3. www.verywellmind.com › an-overview-of-the-types-of-emotionsThe 6 Types of Basic Emotions - Verywell Mind

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   Jul 14, 2024 · When people smell or taste foods that have gone bad, for example, disgust is a typical reaction. Poor hygiene, infection, blood, rot, and death can also trigger a disgust response. This may be the body's way of avoiding things that may carry transmittable diseases.

4. link.springer.com › chapter › 10Developing Disgust: Theory, Measurement, and Application

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   Jul 5, 2019 · Disgust is a complex and uncharacteristic emotion. Despite being frequently classified as a “basic” emotion, disgust has a wide range of elicitors, many competing functional theories, and a protracted developmental trajectory.

5. www.psychologytoday.com › us › blogDisgust: A Natural Emotional Response to Abuse - Psychology Today

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   Oct 14, 2019 · Disgust is an emotion to which I never gave much thought. It was just something that happened to me if I was "grossed out" by something. But after practicing psychotherapy for...

6. my.vanderbilt.edu › earl › filesDISGUST: CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES, SOCIAL MANIFESTATIONS, AND...

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   Disgust, on the other hand, is a form of food rejection motivated by ideational factors (i.e., the origin of the disgust stimulus) and percep- tions of its potential threat relevance (i.e., contamination capabilities).

7. www.nytimes.com › 2022/01/23 › podcastsThe Sunday Read: ‘How Disgust Explains Everything’

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   Jan 23, 2022 · Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher. What is “disgust”? Molly Young, a journalist with The New York Times, considers the evolutionary and social uses of this “universal aspect of life” to...

8. typeset.io › questions › how-does-paul-ekman-define-disgust-inHow does Paul Ekman define disgust in emotions?

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   Feb 10, 2022 · Disgust is considered a protective mechanism evolved in response to offensive or poisonous stimuli, including diseased individuals and animals. Ekman's research highlights that making a facial expression of disgust can intensify the feeling of disgust itself, indicating a strong correlation between the expression and the emotion.

9. www.psychologytoday.com › 201401 › disgust-has-us-in-its-gripDisgust Has Us in Its Grip - Psychology Today

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   Jan 19, 2014 · The brain system that keeps us away from these micro-predators is called DISGUST. Our brains instinctively recognise yucky, smelly, sticky, contaminated stuff as potentially risky and the disgust...

10. link.springer.com › article › 10Mapping the everyday concept of disgust in five cultures

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    Jan 15, 2024 · We first asked participants to define disgust using their commonly used term in each of the five languages (asco in Spanish; disgust in English; Ekel in German; garaf in Arabic, and yanwu in Chinese), and then to freely list any situations or objects (i.e., elicitors) that were disgusting to them.

11. www.sciencedirect.com › topics › psychologyDisgust - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics

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    Disgust is a universally experienced negative emotion that evolved from a basic response designed to protect us from ingesting potentially harmful substances to a broader response aimed at distancing us from any stimuli with the potential to harm our physical, psychological, or moral well-being.