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- [naw-zee-uh, -zhuh, -see-uh, -shuh]
- /ˈnɔ zi ə, -ʒə, -si ə, -ʃə/
- /ˈnɔː.zi.ə/
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- [naw-zee-uh, -zhuh, -see-uh, -shuh]
- /ˈnɔ zi ə, -ʒə, -si ə, -ʃə/
Definitions of nausea word
- noun nausea sickness at the stomach, especially when accompanied by a loathing for food and an involuntary impulse to vomit. 1
- noun nausea extreme disgust; loathing; repugnance. 1
- noun nausea A feeling of sickness with an inclination to vomit. 1
- noun nausea physical: sick feeling 1
- noun nausea emotion: disgust 1
- uncountable noun nausea Nausea is the condition of feeling sick and the feeling that you are going to vomit. 0
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Origin of nausea
First appearance:
before 1560 One of the 32% oldest English words
1560-70; < Latin nausea, nausia < Greek *nausíā (Ionic nausíē) seasickness, derivative of naûs ship; see -ia
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Parts of speech for Nausea
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
nausea popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for nausea
noun nausea
- rejection — the act or process of rejecting.
- abhorrence — Someone's abhorrence of something is their strong hatred of it.
- repugnance — the state of being repugnant.
- loathing — strong dislike or disgust; intense aversion.
- aversion — If you have an aversion to someone or something, you dislike them very much.
Antonyms for nausea
noun nausea
- fondness — the state or quality of being fond.
- liking — Usually, likes. the things a person likes: a long list of likes and dislikes.
- approval — If you win someone's approval for something that you ask for or suggest, they agree to it.
- kindness — the state or quality of being kind: kindness to animals.
- like — in like manner with; similarly to; in the manner characteristic of: He works like a beaver.
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