Grossed Out Meaning: Examples & Usage

Meaning 1：disgusted (Grossed out)

Grossed out 🔊

/ɡroʊst aʊt/

adj. phr.

To feel very sick or upset by something unpleasant, dirty, or disgusting you see, smell, or think about.

disgusted 🔊

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/dɪsˈɡʌstɪd/

adj. phr.

To feel very sick or upset by something unpleasant, dirty, or disgusting you see, smell, or think about.

📁 Category：Physical & Mental Health 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From 'gross' (Old French 'gros' meaning large, later unpleasant) + '-ed' (past participle) + 'out' (intensifier).

💡 Mnemonic

Think of a gross bug on your plate; you feel sick and want to spit it out — you're grossed out.

📖 Example

My little brother showed me the bug he found, and I was grossed out. 🔊 My little brother showed me the bug he found, and I was grossed out.

🔗 Collocations

be grossed out by – to feel disgusted because of something

get grossed out – to become disgusted

feel grossed out – to experience a feeling of disgust

🔄 Synonyms

repulsed (adj.) – feeling strong disgust or aversion

sickened (adj.) – caused to feel ill or disgusted

🚫 Antonyms

attracted (adj.) – feeling interest or pleasure in something

🌱 Derivatives

gross (adj.) – unpleasant, disgusting

grossness (n.) – the quality of being disgusting

📖 Cultural Story

This informal phrase emerged in 20th-century American English, often used in casual conversation to express strong disgust, especially in response to insects, spoiled food, or bodily functions.