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nausea

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈnɔːʒə/ · UK /ˈnɔːziə/

nausea means: The feeling that you might bring food back up from your stomach.

noun

FEELING SICKB2

The feeling that you might bring food back up from your stomach.

  • The smell caused nausea.
  • She felt nausea during the boat trip.
  • Does this medicine cause nausea?

Similar words: queasiness

Common phrases: feel nausea, cause nausea, severe nausea

STRONG DISGUSTC2

A strong feeling of dislike caused by something unpleasant or morally wrong.

  • His cruelty filled her with nausea.
  • She felt a deep nausea at their lies.
  • The account of corruption stirred nausea in him.

How to use it: nausea at something (He felt nausea at their casual cruelty.)

Similar words: disgust, revulsion

Common phrases: moral nausea, nausea at something

Questions about nausea

What does nausea mean?

The feeling that you might bring food back up from your stomach.

What is nausea in other languages?

Türkçe: mide bulantısı · Español: náuseas · Français: nausée · Deutsch: Übelkeit · Italiano: nausea · 日本語: 吐き気

How do you pronounce nausea?

In American English /ˈnɔːʒə/; in British English /ˈnɔːziə/.

How do you use nausea in a sentence?

The smell caused nausea. She felt nausea during the boat trip.

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