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as in sickness
a disturbed condition of the stomach in which one feels like vomiting
symptoms include fever accompanied by a loss of appetite and nausea
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as in disgust
a dislike so strong as to cause stomach upset or queasiness
such graphic scenes of senseless violence fill me with nausea
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Recent Examples of nausea
The medication can cause side effects such as nausea, constipation, diarrhea, vomiting, indigestion, stomach pain, headache, fatigue, burping, reflux disease, gas and hair loss, the FDA said.
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Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
According to the Cleveland Clinic, symptoms include fever, severe headache, neck stiffness, nausea, vomiting and light sensitivity.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
Still, those who ultimately recovered well knew of family members who continue to struggle years later with nausea or reflux or fatigue.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026
Possible side effects from zinc include nausea, vomiting, and stomach pain.
—Kirstyn Hill, Health, 31 Mar. 2026
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Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
According to the Cleveland Clinic, symptoms include fever, severe headache, neck stiffness, nausea, vomiting and light sensitivity.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
Still, those who ultimately recovered well knew of family members who continue to struggle years later with nausea or reflux or fatigue.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2026
Possible side effects from zinc include nausea, vomiting, and stomach pain.
—Kirstyn Hill, Health, 31 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for nausea
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nausea
Noun
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His raging sickness is realistically captured under James Bridges’ character-sensitive direction.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Apr. 2026
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Cornwell makes the sickness more literal still.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Sigmund Freud believed that every crush has a strand of disgust, that people are attracted to what repulses them.—
Daniel Felsenthal,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2026
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In the days and weeks following the Hamas massacre of innocent Israelis on October 7, 2023, students and colleagues alike in his academic community posted fiery condemnations of and expressions of moral disgust toward … Israel.—
Jesse Brown,
The Atlantic,
24 Mar. 2026
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What was disturbing were people who sped past a foot away from elderly people, shouting obscenities with faces twisted in hatred.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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Këkht Aräkh is not unique in his loneliness; the pain of being alone is as thematically central to DSBM as the hatred of Christianity.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
31 Mar. 2026
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The plot attends both to twentieth-century horrors, such as Ukraine’s Holodomor, and to what Reed saw coming, in social media’s incessant threat to our inner life.—
Stephanie Burt,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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In the horror sequel, Josh Hutcherson and Elizabeth Lail return to face new foes as well the old murderous animatronic animals of Freddy Fazbear's Pizza.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Nausea.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nausea. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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