Disgustedness

/dɪsˈɡʌstɪdnəs/ noun

Definition

The state or quality of feeling strong disapproval or revulsion.

Etymology

From 'disgusted' plus the nominalization suffix '-ness', which converts adjectives into abstract nouns. This follows the pattern of English word formation going back centuries.

Kelly Says

English speakers love turning feelings into countable things—'disgustedness' is one of hundreds of '-ness' nouns that let us name emotions as if we could measure them, a quirk that reveals how we think about psychology.

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