1
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
Soldiers reported headaches and nausea, leading Congress to cut funding in 2022.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
Short-term symptoms include high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, the agency reports.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
The most prevalent is gastrointestinal issues, such as nausea and vomiting.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The combination is generally safe, but may cause side effects like drowsiness, nausea, or digestive issues.
—Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 10 Sep. 2025
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
Short-term symptoms include high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, the agency reports.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
The most prevalent is gastrointestinal issues, such as nausea and vomiting.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The combination is generally safe, but may cause side effects like drowsiness, nausea, or digestive issues.
—Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nausea
Noun
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But without it, millions more are at risk for death, sickness and migration, Fletcher said.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
15 Sep. 2025
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When a person is gravely ill, they’re often forced to fight two battles, one against their sickness and the other against the insurance company.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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While the first two horsemen are concerned with frustration and blame, contempt serves to convey disgust.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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So, at the ripe old age of 42, and much to his family’s disgust, Paul takes up the life of the artist, leaving (presumably rent-free) in his aunt’s surprisingly sizable studio flat in a suburb of Paris.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
29 Aug. 2025
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Foreign perpetrators have been linked to previous acts intended to incite hatred.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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The left is always, at all times and places, a violent phenomenon full of hatred.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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Netflix struck gold with Wednesday, the supernatural horror-comedy centered on the sardonically morbid teenage daughter of the Addams Family.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Sep. 2025
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But a heart-wrenching 2016 case report of a boy in Oregon detailed the horrors of what the disease can look like.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Nausea.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nausea. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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