Word Explorer

Ugh

[ɯx]

Used to express repugnance, disgust, or annoyance.

Full Dictionary Entry

📖 Definitions of "Ugh"

interjection

1
Used to express repugnance, disgust, or annoyance.
"Ugh! The bread in the pantry has gone moldy."
2
Used to express inarticulate vocalisations, such as used by a caveman.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Ugh"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
argh	(dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Timid; cowardly.
barfnoun	(US, colloquial) Vomit.
blechnoun	(slang) To have the vomiting reflex triggered.
ewwnoun	(rail transport) The station code of Ewell West railway station in Ewell, England.
exclamationnoun	A word expressing outcry; an interjection
foulnoun	(sports) A breach of the rules of a game, especially one involving inappropriate contact with an opposing player in order to gain an advantage; for example, tripping someone up in soccer, or contact of any kind in basketball.
gluknoun	—
godnoun	A deity or supreme being; a supernatural, typically immortal, being with superior powers, to which personhood is attributed.
gruntnoun	A short snorting sound, often to show disapproval, or used as a reply when one is reluctant to speak.
hughnoun	A male given name from the Germanic languages.
icknoun	(informal) A feeling of revulsion.
lomi	Lomi or pancit lomi (Hokkien ) is a Filipino dish made with a variety of thick fresh egg noodles of about a quarter of an inch in diameter, soaked in lye water to give it more texture.
oofnoun	(Internet) Something cringeworthy, or which arouses disappointment, often used in conjunction with the qualifier big.
phewnoun	—
whatnoun	(countable) The identity of a thing, as an answer to a question of what.
whewverb	(intransitive, UK, dialect) To bustle about.
yecchnoun	Alternative spelling of yech. [(chiefly US) An exclamation of disgust.]
yucknoun	To say "yuck"; to express disgust.
yuknoun	To laugh exuberantly.
yikesnoun	—