Disgust
Disgust verb - To cause to feel disgust.
Pet
Pet verb - To touch or handle in a tender or loving manner.
How words are described
| old | old disgust | old pet |
| similar | similar disgust | similar pet |
| normal | normal disgust | normal pet |
| genuine | genuine disgust | genuine pet |
| Other adjectives: real, little, personal, strange. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The snake's name is Ekaterina and is Kongo's pet; a later story shows her buying whole, frozen mice from a pet shop for its food, to the disgust of the heroines.
Source: Fluffy Tamer -
She also kept a sand beast named Sandy as a pet while on the planet Dido, a creature so terrifying that Barbara murders it on sight, much to her disgust.
Source: Nightmare Fetishist - In Kingdom Hearts 3D, if you poke or pet a Ghostabocky, it occasionally tries to eat the hand cursor, only to spit it into the screen with disgust shortly after.
Cite this Source
Pet and Disgust. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/disgust/pet
Disgust & Pet. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/disgust/pet>.
Pet or Disgust. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/disgust/pet.
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