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nauseous
[naw-shuhs, -zee-uhs]
adjective
affected with nausea; nauseated.
to feel nauseous.
causing nausea; sickening; nauseating.
a nauseous smell.
a nauseous display of greed.
Synonyms: , , , , , , ,Antonyms:
nauseous
/ ˈnÉ”Ëzɪəs, -sɪ- /
adjective
feeling sick
causing nausea
distasteful to the mind or senses; repulsive
Confusables Note
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- nauseously adverb
- nauseousness noun
- ˈ²Ô²¹³Ü²õ±ð´Ç³Ü²õ±ô²â adverb
- ˈ²Ô²¹³Ü²õ±ð´Ç³Ü²õ²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Example Sentences
"I felt dizzy, nauseous and vomited," he said.
She felt nauseous, dizzy, fatigued, a bit off balance and her eyesight started to be affected with black dots impairing her vision.
Fire service group manager David Diggins said crews were called to reports of people who had been "overcome by the chemical" and were feeling nauseous.
He describes himself as being "nauseously optimistic" about the election and defeating Trump.
All five of the new civil cases allege that Mr Combs - or by proxy through his associates - drugged alcoholic beverages at the events that made the plaintiffs dizzy, nauseous and feel outside their bodies.
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When To Use
To be nauseous is to have nausea—to feel sick in your stomach, as if you might vomit. The word nauseated means the same thing.Nauseous can also mean the same thing as nauseating—causing nausea. However, nauseous is much less commonly used this way (despite the fact that some people insist that it’s the “proper†use of the word).The word nausea can also be used in a figurative way meaning a feeling of disgust, revulsion, or repulsion, and nauseous can be used to describe things that make people feel this way, meaning about the same thing as disgusting or loathsome. However, the word nauseating is more commonly used in a figurative context, as in Your linguistic pedantry is nauseating. Example: If you feel nauseous, try lying down and breathing through your nose.
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