Disgustar

Disgustar is a Spanish verb meaning to disgust or to dislike something. It belongs to the class of gustar-type verbs, where the syntactic subject is the thing that causes the feeling and the experiencer is expressed with an indirect object pronoun (me, te, le, nos, os, les).

In the present tense, the form agrees with the thing that causes the feeling: me disgusta, te disgusta, le disgusta, nos disgustan, os disgustan, les disgustan. The indirect object pronouns indicate who experiences the feeling. In the past, you find forms like disgustó for a singular cause and disgustaron for plural: “La noticia me disgustó,” “Me disgustaron los rumores.” The participle adjective is disgustado, and the reflexive verb disgustarse can mean to become disgusted or to take offense.

Disgustar can be used with a direct reference to the object of disgust, as in “esa idea me disgusta” or “me disgustan las mentiras.” Emphasis can be placed with phrases like “A mí me disgusta esa idea.” The verb is mostly used to express a negative reaction to something perceived, rather than a voluntary sentiment of liking or disliking in the speaker’s own action.

Semantically, disgustar shares a space with other verbs like asquear or repugnar, but it follows the gustar pattern and often conveys a milder or more personal reaction. The noun form disgusto exists to denote the feeling itself or a particular cause of disgust.