nausea

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nausea

/ˈnɔːzɪə/ UK
/ˈnɔːsɪə/ UK
/ˈnɔzi.ə/ US
/ˈnɔsi.ə/ US
/ˈnɔʒə/ US
/ˈnɔʃə/ US
/ˈnɑzi.ə/ cot caught merger
/ˈnɑsi.ə/ cot caught merger
/ˈnɑʒə/ cot caught merger
/ˈnɑʃə/ cot caught merger

Rhymes with -ɔːziə

Where it comes from

From Middle English nausea, a borrowing from Latin nausea, from Ancient Greek ναυσία (nausía, “sea-sickness”), from ναῦς (naûs, “ship”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₂-. Displaced native Old English wlǣtta.

noun nauseas · nauseae · nauseæ

uncountable, usually A feeling of illness or discomfort in the digestive system, usually characterized by a strong urge to vomit. He got nausea after two hours of travelling on the plane.
uncountable, usually Strong dislike or disgust.
uncountable, usually Motion sickness.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: sickness, dizziness, pain, disgust, revulsion, biliousness, seasickness, motion sickness, queasiness, squeamishness, heaving, vomiting, puking, emesis, morning sickness, dyspepsia

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noun feeling of physical unwellness, usually with the desire to vomit

Español	náusea
한국어	구역질 guyeokjil
日本語	吐き気 hakike, 酔い yoi, 悪心 oshin
中文	噁心 /恶心 ěxīn
हिन्दी	उबकाई ubkāī
Kiswahili	kichefuchefu
Português	náusea, enjoo
Français	nausée
Deutsch	Übelkeit
Italiano	nausea
Ελληνικά	ναυτία naftía
Română	greață, nausea
Русский	тошнота́ tošnotá
Tiếng Việt	buồn nôn
العربية	غَثْيَان ḡaṯyān
עברית	בְּחִילָה bḥilá

noun strong dislike or disgust

Español	repulsión, asco
日本語	吐き気 hakike, 嫌悪 ken'o
中文	厭惡 /厌恶 yànwù, 嫌惡 /嫌恶 xiánwù
Kiswahili	kichefuchefu
Português	desgosto, asco, repulsão
Français	nausée, dégoût
Deutsch	Ekel
Italiano	nausea
Ελληνικά	αηδία aïdía, ναυτία naftía, σιχασιά sichasiá, αναγούλα anagoúla
Română	dezgust
Русский	отвраще́ние otvraščénije

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@misc{nausea_2026,
  title = {nausea},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nausea},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}