Disgust

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William A Hupy
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Disgust

Postby William A Hupy » Tue Jan 17, 2023 11:27 am

I was reading a delightful book by Lucy Worsley in which she claimed that disgust was initially used to describe aversion to taste. Sure enough. From “des”, opposite and the Latin “gustare”, to taste.

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Re: Disgust

Postby Slava » Tue Jan 17, 2023 12:46 pm

To piggy-back on this one, the opposite idea: relish. Both nice, tasteful words.
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