grossed out

verb

past tense of gross out
as in disgusted
to cause to feel disgust that dead frog in our driveway grosses me out—can you get rid of it?

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Recent Examples of grossed out Further complications ensue as Wyatt and Kai’s flirtation escalates in ways that are supposed to make viewers feel uncomfortable, but not grossed out. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026 Some would touch it and get grossed out, while others became determined to figure out what was underneath his skin. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026 So get put that shovel on your shoulders and try not to be too grossed out. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 13 July 2026 Moist may be the seminal example, but there are certainly other words that people get grossed out by. — Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026 Valerie Bertinelli isn’t grossed out by a little dog slobber. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Dec. 2025 Keltner seems to be grossed out by his go-to smoothie as much as viewers. — Korin Miller, SELF, 17 Oct. 2025 Eventually, you get grossed out by the person. — Tom Roland, Billboard, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grossed out
  1. disgusted
  2. sickened
  3. repulsed
  4. appalled
  5. put off
Verb
  • Janice was disgusted; Mary was emotionally devastated and financially ruined.
    — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • That is, Lamashtu spoke out about something that angered and disgusted the divine patriarch, and she was cast down to earth.
    — Eleanor Johnson, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of disgusted
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  • Last week, ProPublica detailed the case of two girls severely sickened last year after consuming raw goat milk from an unregulated farm in southern California.
    — Annie Waldman, ProPublica, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The milk suspected to have sickened the girls didn’t come from one of the state’s dozen licensed farms.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of sickened
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  • Young people just aren’t interested, partly because they’re repulsed by bodily fluids.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
  • His recent comments didn’t favor the Browns fanbase, and many Cleveland fans seem viscerally repulsed by him.
    — Andy Behrens, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of repulsed
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  • Once inside the industry, Roper was appalled by how airlines set prices.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Even if the company still had footage of what had happened, she was appalled by the idea of anyone watching it.
    — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of appalled
Verb
  • And when his biceps injury flared again, and the discomfort extended up through his neck, the Dodgers put off an IL move as long as possible.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The family’s story is mostly told from the perspective of Barb, the youngest sibling, who pushes for answers but puts off obtaining her own genetic test results.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of put off

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“Grossed out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grossed%20out. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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