As adjectives the difference between detestable and disgusting
is that detestable is stimulating disgust or detestation; offensive; shocking while disgusting is causing disgust; repulsive; distasteful.
As a verb disgusting is
present participle of lang=en.
detestable
English
Adjective
(
en adjective)
Stimulating disgust or detestation; offensive; shocking.
Usage notes
* Nouns to which "detestable" is often applied: crime, thing, practices, act, character, nature, person, conduct, villain, behavior.
Derived terms
* detestableness
Related terms
* detest
* detestability
See also
* hateful
* abominable
* loathsome
* horrid
Anagrams
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disgusting
English
Adjective
(
en adjective)
Causing disgust; repulsive; distasteful.
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Synonyms
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Verb
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