Ekel erregen

to arouse disgust

Türkçe: tiksinti uyandırmak

Noun

Ekel m.

Verb

erregen

Topic

Gefühle und Geist

In a sentence

Der ungepflegte Fahrgast erregt Ekel bei den anderen Reisenden.

How it is used

Means 'to arouse disgust' in others. Neutral. Use when someone's rude behavior at dinner makes others uncomfortable. Nuance: focuses on the cause, not the feeling itself.

Other verbs that go with Ekel

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• Ekel empfindento feel disgust

All collocations with Ekel

Other collocations built on erregen

• Abscheu erregento arouse disgust
• jds. Ärger erregento provoke someone's anger
• Anstoß erregento cause offense
• den Argwohn erregento arouse suspicion
• jds. Aufmerksamkeit erregento attract someone's attention
• Aufsehen erregento cause a stir
• Besorgnis erregento cause concern/raise worry
• jds. Bewunderung erregento arouse admiration