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- [naw-shuh s, -zee-uh s]
- /ˈnɔ ʃəs, -zi əs/
- /ˈnɔː.zi.əs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [naw-shuh s, -zee-uh s]
- /ˈnɔ ʃəs, -zi əs/
Definitions of nauseous word
- adjective nauseous affected with nausea; nauseated: to feel nauseous. 1
- adjective nauseous causing nausea; sickening; nauseating. 1
- adjective nauseous disgusting; loathsome: a nauseous display of greed. 1
- noun nauseous The two literal senses of nauseous, “causing nausea” (a nauseous smell) and “affected with nausea” (to feel nauseous), appear in English at almost the same time in the early 17th century, and both senses are in standard use at the present time. Nauseous is more common than nauseated in the sense “affected with nausea,” despite recent objections by those who imagine the sense to be new. In the sense “causing nausea,” either literally or figuratively, nauseating has become more common than nauseous: a nauseating smell. 1
- noun nauseous Affected with nausea; inclined to vomit. 1
- adjective nauseous If you feel nauseous, you feel as if you want to vomit. 0
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Origin of nauseous
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
From the Latin word nauseōsus, dating back to 1595-1605. See nausea, -ous
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Parts of speech for Nauseous
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
nauseous popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% 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 nauseous
adj nauseous
- abhorrent — If something is abhorrent to you, you hate it very much or consider it completely unacceptable.
- brackish — Brackish water is slightly salty and unpleasant.
- detestable — If you say that someone or something is detestable, you mean you dislike them very much.
- distasteful — unpleasant, offensive, or causing dislike: a distasteful chore.
- ill — of unsound physical or mental health; unwell; sick: She felt ill, so her teacher sent her to the nurse.
adjective nauseous
- unwell — not well; ailing; ill.
- woozy — stupidly confused; muddled: woozy from a blow on the head.
- bilious — If someone describes the appearance of something as bilious, they mean that they think it looks unpleasant and rather disgusting.
- repellent — causing distaste or aversion; repulsive.
- upsetting — overturned: an upset milk pail.
Antonyms for nauseous
adj nauseous
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