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“disgusting” in Latin
afferōto carry forth; to bring forth; conduct; to bring, bear, convey or carry information, report, announce, inform, publish,taeterfoul, noisome, disgusting (smell); offensive, revolting, foul; shocking, hideous, loathsomeodiōsushateful, odious, vexatious, offensive, unpleasant, disagreeable, annoying, troublesomesaporA taste, flavor, savor.; A sense of taste.; A smell, scent, odor.fastīdiumloathing, disgust, disdain; squeamishness; fastidiousness
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
disgusting
fastidium creans or afferens (causing disgust, of things): teter (with reference to smell, taste, and look; e.g., sapor, odor, aqua, etc.): odiosus (odious, nauseous, tiresome, tedious, tiring to listen to, etc.; of persons and things): in a disgusting manner, odiose: to have a disgusting appearance, habru aspectuque tetro esse (e.g., of books or things that have been soiled): to be disgusting, fastidio or fastidiis adhaerescere (of things; Cic., De Or., 1, 61, 258).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for disgusting?
- The usual Latin words for “disgusting” are afferō, taeter, odiōsus; also sapor, fastīdium. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.