ad nauseam
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ad nauseam, from ad (“to”) + nauseam (“sea-sickness, sickness, nausea”), form of nausea.
Pronunciation
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- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "GA" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˌæd ˈnɔziəm/
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- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Northern Cities Vowel Shift" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˌæd ˈnɒziəm/
Adverb
ad nauseam (not comparable)
- To a nauseating or sickening degree.
- Having been done or repeated so often that it has become annoying or tiresome.
- A drunk person was repeating the same old story ad nauseam.
Translations
to a sickening degree
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See also
Portuguese
Adverb
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- ad nauseam (being repeated too often)