disgusting
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disgusting
Causing a strong feeling of disgust or revulsion. It can refer to taste, smell, appearance, or also to moral behavior.
Ich finde sein Verhalten den Kollegen gegenüber absolut widerlich.
I find his behavior toward his colleagues absolutely disgusting.
The word contains the preposition 'wider', which means 'against'. Something that is 'widerlich' (disgusting) creates a strong feeling of resistance or rejection in you.
Der Geruch aus dem Mülleimer war einfach widerlich.
The smell from the trash can was simply disgusting.
As an adjective, 'widerlich' (disgusting) can stand before a noun or be used with verbs such as 'sein' (to be), 'finden' (to find), or 'wirken' (to seem). It is often intensified by adverbs such as 'absolut' (absolutely), 'total' (totally), or 'einfach nur' (just simply).
Ich finde diese Art von Humor total widerlich.
I find this kind of humor totally disgusting.
The word often describes sensory perceptions or moral behavior. Typical combinations are 'ein widerlicher Geruch' (a disgusting smell), 'ein widerlicher Geschmack' (a disgusting taste), or 'widerliches Verhalten' (disgusting behavior).
Nach dem Sport hatte er einen widerlichen Schweißgeruch.
After exercising, he had a disgusting smell of sweat.
'Widerlich' (disgusting) is a very strong and emotional word. It expresses much more intense disgust than words like 'unangenehm' (unpleasant) or 'schlecht' (bad).
Seine Lügen waren für die ganze Familie widerlich.
His lies were disgusting to the whole family.
nauseous / bad
'übel' and 'widerlich' can both describe something very negative, for example a bad smell, a bad taste, or even bad behavior. 'widerlich' is usually stronger and clearly expresses disgust or revulsion. 'übel' can also mean very unpleasant, but depending on the context it can sound less direct or have other fixed uses, for example with nausea. If something really causes disgust, 'widerlich' is often more precise. If something smells very bad or is morally bad, 'übel' can also fit.
Der Geschmack der verdorbenen Milch war widerlich.
The taste of the spoiled milk was disgusting.
Aus dem alten Kühlschrank kam ein übler Geruch.
A foul smell was coming from the old refrigerator.