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. 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.

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), отвратительный (ru)

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