expression of disgust

collocation in English

meaningsofexpressionanddisgust

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expression
noun
uk
/ɪkˈspreʃ.ən/us
/ɪkˈspreʃ.ən/
the act of saying what you think or showing how you feel using words ...
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disgust
noun[U]
uk
/dɪsˈɡʌst/us
/dɪsˈɡʌst/
a strong feeling of disapproval and dislike at a situation, person's ...
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(Definition ofexpressionanddisgustfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofexpression of disgust

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The reference to 'healthy' music andexpressionofdisgustwith contemporary musical production reiterate a traditional notion of decline.
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It was anexpressionofdisgust.
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Taste is the core sensation, mouth the core location and rejection via spitting and vomiting the core actions - actions reflected in our facialexpressionofdisgust.
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There is a tradition of burning flags as anexpressionofdisgust—sometimes outright disgust—at something that is done in one's name by one's country.
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What is an "expressionofdisgust"?
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The facialexpressionofdisgustwas found to be one of these facial expressions.
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Controon is used as anexpressionofdisgustover another players choice of contract.
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These findings demonstrate that observing someone else's facialexpressionofdisgustseems to automatically retrieve a neural representation of disgust.
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It was found that the facialexpressionofdisgustis readily recognizable across cultures.
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A specific neural substrate for perceiving facial expressions of disgust.
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Facial expressions of disgust are evolutionarily linked to the idea of contagion.
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Individuals who receive an intranasal dose of oxytocin identify facial expressions of disgust faster than individuals who do not receive oxytocin.
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