nauseous

English

Etymology

From Latin nauseosus, corresponding to nausea + -ous.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈnɔːzɪəs/, /ˈnɔːsɪəs/
• (US) IPA: /ˈnɔːʃəs/

Adjective

nauseous (comparative more nauseous, superlative most nauseous)

1. Causing nausea; sickening or disgusting.
   • 1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, I:

     And then what proper person can be partial / To all those nauseous epigrams of Martial?

2. (nonstandard) Afflicted with nausea; sick.
   • 2010, Tom Smith, The Guardian, 4 Sep 2010:

     Is it a myth that you shouldn't drink alcohol while taking antibiotics? I often do and haven't felt remotely nauseous.

Usage notes

While "nauseous" is often used to mean "afflicted with nausea", this is considered less correct than the first definition. The Elements of Style, for example, recommends not to "say 'I feel nauseous,' unless you are sure you have that effect on others."

Synonyms

• nauseating - causing disgust rather than nausea

See also

• nauseated - afflicted with nausea

Translations

Causing nausea; sickening or disgusting

• Dutch: misselijkmakend (nl)

• Russian: тошнотворный (ru) (tošnotvornyj), отвратительный (ru) (otvratitelʹnyj)

Afflicted with nausea

• Dutch: misselijk (nl)

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• Dutch: walgelijk (nl), degoutant (nl), misselijkmakend (nl)
• Finnish: kuvottava (fi)

• French: nauséeux m
• Ido : nauzeoza