Emotion Thesaurus Entry: Disgust

Posted by Becca

May 01,
2008

· Sneering
· Wrinkling up face or nose
· Flinching away, recoiling
· Bringing a hand up to cover one’s mouth
· Eyes appear cold, dead, flat
· Refusing to look at someone
· Shaking head, muttering
· Looking or walking away to gain composure
· Spitting on the ground or in the direction of another person
· Putting hand up, backing away with a shudder
· Slowly repeating what someone has said, purposely devoid of all emotion
· Dry washing hands
· Pulling away from contact, or even the suggestion of contact
· Pressing hand to stomach
· A feeling of nausea, heaving stomach
· Demanding another to stop speaking or desist what they are doing
· Feeling dirty, oily, soiled, just by be being in the presence of the one who causes the disgust
· Using a purse, jacket, etc to create a ‘shield’ between self and the person causing discomfort
· A desire to flee
· Avoiding touches, brushes, stepping back to stay beyond the other person’s reach
· Shunning, evasive answers
· A curling lip
· A pale cast to one’s face, a pallor over their features
· Excessive saliva, having to swallow
· A choking or uncomfortable swallow
· To curl away from another if lying prone
· To turn away, spin on a heel
· A pinched or pained look that conveys revulsion