revolting
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re·volt·ing
(rĭ-vōl′tĭng)adj.
Causing abhorrence or disgust. See Synonyms at offensive.
re·volt′ing·ly adv.
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revolting
(rɪˈvəʊltɪŋ)adj
1. causing revulsion; nauseating, disgusting, or repulsive
2. informal unpleasant or nasty: that dress is revolting.
reˈvoltingly adv
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re•volt•ing
(rɪˈvoʊl tɪŋ)adj.
disgusting; repulsive.
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Adj. | 1. | revolting - highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench" foul, loathly, disgustful, disgusting, repelling, skanky, yucky, distasteful, loathsome, repellant, repellent, wicked offensive - unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors" |
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revolting
adjective disgusting, shocking, offensive, appalling, nasty, foul, horrible, obscene, sickening, distasteful, horrid, repellent, obnoxious, repulsive, nauseating, repugnant, loathsome, abhorrent, abominable, nauseous, cringe-making (Brit. informal), noisome, yucky or yukky (slang) The smell in the cell was revolting.
attractive, pleasant, delightful, fragrant, agreeable, palatable
attractive, pleasant, delightful, fragrant, agreeable, palatable
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revolting
adjectiveExtremely unpleasant to the senses or feelings:
atrocious, disgusting, foul, horrid, nasty, nauseating, offensive, repellent, repulsive, sickening, ugly, unwholesome, vile.
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Translations
كَرِيهمُثير للإشْمِئْزاز
odporný
modbydelig
ällöttävä
gnjusan
viîbjóîslegur
実に嫌な
역하게 하는
gnusen
upprörande
น่ารังเกียจ
kinh tởm
revolting
[rɪˈvəʊltɪŋ] ADJ (= disgusting) [smell, taste, sight, habit, person] → repugnante, asqueroso; [behaviour, story] → repugnante; [place, weather] → asqueroso; [colour, dress] → horroroso, repelenteit smells/tastes revolting → tiene un olor/sabor repugnante, huele/sabe que da asco
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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revolting
adj (= repulsive, disgusting) → abstoßend; meal, story → ekelhaft; (inf: = unpleasant) weather, colour, dress → scheußlich, abscheulich; person → widerlich
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revolt
(rəˈvəult) verb1. to rebel (against a government etc). The army revolted against the dictator.
2. to disgust. His habits revolt me.
noun1. the act of rebelling. The peasants rose in revolt.
2. a rebellion.
reˈvolted adjective having a feeling of disgust. I felt quite revolted at the sight.
reˈvolting adjective causing a feeling of disgust. revolting food.
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revolting
→ كَرِيه odporný modbydelig scheußlich αποκρουστικός repugnante ällöttävä révoltant gnjusan rivoltante 実に嫌な 역하게 하는 walgelijk opprørsk oburzający revoltante отвратительный upprörande น่ารังเกียจ iğrenç kinh tởm 令人厌恶的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009