nauseous
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nauseous
- /ˈnɔːziːəs/ UK
- /ˈnɔːsiːəs/ UK
- /ˈnɔʃəs/ US
- /ˈnɔʒəs/ US
- /ˈnɑʃəs/ cot caught merger
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Where it comes from
From Latin nauseōsus (“causing nausea”), corresponding synchronically to nausea + -ous.
adjective more nauseous · most nauseous
- Causing nausea; sickening or disgusting. […] And flattery tipt with nauseous fleer, And guilty shame, and servile fear, Envy, and cruelty, and pride, Will in your tainted heart preside.
- Inclined to nausea; sickly, squeamish.
- Afflicted with nausea; sick. After he had scarcely eaten enough, he felt nauseous; but nausea ceased as soon as he stopped eating entirely, …
Similar: nauseating
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: sickening, nauseating, noisome, unwholesome, vile, loathsome, offensive, queasy, carsick, sick, upset, ill, barf, puke, vomit, disgusting
adjective
Similar: nauseating
Translations
Every language
adj causing nausea
| Español | nauseabundo, nauseoso |
|---|---|
| Français | nauséabond |
| Deutsch | widerlich, Übelkeit erregend, Brechreiz fördernd, ekelerregend |
| Русский | тошнотво́рный tošnotvórnyj, отврати́тельный otvratítelʹnyj |
adj afflicted with nausea
| Español | nauseabundo, con náusea, con náuseas, sentir náusea, sentir náuseas |
|---|---|
| Português | enjoado |
| Français | nauséeux |
| Italiano | nauseabondo |
Talk about this word "nauseous." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nauseous. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. nauseous. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nauseous "nauseous." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nauseous.Cite this
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