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Collocations for disgust - noun

ADJECTIVE

great
absolute, complete, pure, total, utter
mild, slight
obvious
Mr Haynes shook his head in obvious disgust and walked off.
public

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VERB + disgust

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

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PREPOSITION

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

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PHRASES

a snort of disgust
He gave a snort of disgust.
an expression of disgust, a look of disgust
a feeling of disgust, a 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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