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Collocations for disgust - noun

ADJ.

great | utter | obvious
Mr Haynes shook his head in obvious disgust and walked off.
public

VERB + DISGUST

feel | express, show | hide
trying to hide the disgust that she felt
fill sb with
Decent people were filled with disgust for whoever committed the crimes.
turn/walk away in
He threw her one look, then turned away in disgust.
shake your head in, wrinkle (up) your nose in

PREP.

in ~
Marion threw down the book in disgust.
with ~
They both looked with disgust at the men.
~ at
I couldn''t find the words to express my disgust at his actions.
~ over
expressions of public disgust over the affair
~ with
People are showing their disgust with the existing regime.

PHRASES

an exclamation/a snort of disgust
He gave a snort of disgust.
an expression/a gesture/a grimace/a look of disgust, a feeling/sense of disgust, much to your disgust
Much to his disgust, he found himself sharing a carriage with a noisy young family.

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