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shameless, outrageous, notorious, shocking, scandalous,<br />

improper, unseemly, unworthy; indecent, rude, flagrant, lewd,<br />

lascivious, delinquent, objectionable: Your drunken behaviour<br />

at the party last night was a disgraceful performance.<br />

disgruntled<br />

adj. displeased, dissatisfied, irritated, peeved, vexed, cross,<br />

exasperated, annoyed, unhappy, disappointed, discontented, put<br />

out; malcontent, discontent, testy, cranky, peevish, grouchy,<br />

grumpy, moody, sullen, sulky, ill-humoured, bad-tempered,<br />

ill-tempered, Colloq fed up, Slang browned off, Brit cheesed<br />

off: He was disgruntled at the thought of having to go shopping<br />

in the pouring rain.<br />

disguise v. 1 camouflage, cover up, conceal, hide, mask: The van was<br />

disguised as a hay wagon. 2 misrepresent, falsify, counterfeit,<br />

fake, deceive: They have disguised the true profits to avoid<br />

paying taxes.<br />

--n. 3 guise, identity, cover-up, camouflage, appearance,<br />

semblance, form, outfit, costume: She appeared in the disguise<br />

of a policewoman. 4 pretence, deception, dissimulation, fa‡ade,<br />

semblance, Colloq front: Disguise is seldom resorted to by<br />

spies these days.<br />

disgust v. 1 sicken, offend, nauseate, repel, revolt, put off, outrage,<br />

appal, Slang gross out: His patronizing attitude disgusts those<br />

who work for him.<br />

--n. 2 revulsion, nausea, sickness, repugnance, fulsomeness,<br />

outrage, distaste, aversion: One look at the food filled me<br />

with disgust. 3 loathing, contempt, hatred, abhorrence, odium,<br />

animus, animosity, enmity, antagonism, antipathy, dislike: Some<br />

feel disgust at the thought of eating insects.<br />

disgusted adj. nauseated, sickened, nauseous, queasy; offended, outraged,<br />

Colloq fed up (with), sick (of), sick and tired (of); Slang US<br />

grossed out: Disgusted customers complain about delays in<br />

service.<br />

disgusting<br />

adj. nauseating, sickening, offensive, outrageous, sick-making,<br />

fulsome, repulsive, revolting, repugnant, off-putting,

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