écœurer

Senses

1. 1.

   to disgust; to revolt

   to cause someone to feel strong aversion or repugnance

2. 2.

   to sicken; to nauseate

   to cause physical or moral revulsion

3. 3.

   to dishearten; to discourage

   to dampen someone's enthusiasm or resolve

Examples

• "Cette odeur m'écœure profondément."

  This smell disgusts me deeply.

• "Le mensonge l'a écœuré et il a quitté le projet."

  The lie disheartened him and he left the project.

• "Je suis écœuré par son attitude hypocrite."

  I am disgusted by his hypocritical attitude.

Usage

A formal/literary register verb meaning both physical disgust and moral/emotional discouragement. Commonly used in the passive or past participle form "écœuré(e)" as an adjective meaning "disgusted" or "disheartened." Note the diaeresis (ï) in some conjugations to preserve pronunciation.