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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
Research shows that 81 percent of mountaineers experience nausea and/or vomiting as a result.
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Brad Stulberg, Outside, 26 Mar. 2026
When spores are inhaled, symptoms include fever, nausea and chest pain.
—Hannah Kinzer, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2026
To maximize the benefits of GLP-1s and reduce potential side effects like nausea, vomiting, constipation and muscle loss, Dushay and other experts offer specific advice.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
Symptoms of hyponatremia, or having abnormally low sodium levels in the blood, can include seizures, muscle cramping, nausea and vomiting according to the Cleveland Clinic.
—Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for nausea
Brad Stulberg, Outside, 26 Mar. 2026
When spores are inhaled, symptoms include fever, nausea and chest pain.
—Hannah Kinzer, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2026
To maximize the benefits of GLP-1s and reduce potential side effects like nausea, vomiting, constipation and muscle loss, Dushay and other experts offer specific advice.
—ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
Symptoms of hyponatremia, or having abnormally low sodium levels in the blood, can include seizures, muscle cramping, nausea and vomiting according to the Cleveland Clinic.
—Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for nausea
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nausea
Noun
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The symptoms of our darkest cultural sicknesses become visible.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Mar. 2026
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Chee grimaces in pain from his ghost sickness wounds, and Manuelito notices.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Mar. 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
Noun
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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
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“Nausea.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nausea. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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