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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
Acute instances of dental fear elicit intense psychological and physical reactions such as anxiety, sweating, heart palpitations, dizziness, nausea, and even dissociation.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Oct. 2025
In addition to menstrual cramps, patients may also experience headache, dizziness, lower back pain, nausea and vomiting during a painful period.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
The tort claim asked for at least $300,000 in damages on behalf of the woman, who’s suffering from nausea, anxiety and sleeplessness as physical manifestations of emotional distress, Gordon wrote in the claim.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 2 Oct. 2025
Diarrhea Antacids that contain magnesium, such as milk of magnesia (magnesium hydroxide), are known for causing diarrhea, sometimes accompanied by nausea and stomach cramping.
—Karen Berger, Verywell Health, 1 Oct. 2025
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Oct. 2025
In addition to menstrual cramps, patients may also experience headache, dizziness, lower back pain, nausea and vomiting during a painful period.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
The tort claim asked for at least $300,000 in damages on behalf of the woman, who’s suffering from nausea, anxiety and sleeplessness as physical manifestations of emotional distress, Gordon wrote in the claim.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 2 Oct. 2025
Diarrhea Antacids that contain magnesium, such as milk of magnesia (magnesium hydroxide), are known for causing diarrhea, sometimes accompanied by nausea and stomach cramping.
—Karen Berger, Verywell Health, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nausea
Noun
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Gein’s sickness is singular and curable, but ours, as a society, is out of control and hopeless?—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
4 Oct. 2025
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The idea of green sickness comes out of Renaissance medicine, which in turn took a page from Hippocrates’s rediscovered book On the Disease of Virgins.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
27 Sep. 2025
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As if Minos inspired such hatred, such fear and disgust, that the feelings themselves boiled up from Daedalus’s heart and gushed out through the tap to cook the wicked king alive.—
Seamus Sullivan
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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Within seconds of inhaling the foul odor, the white dog springs back in disgust and hastily shuffles to the other side of the bed, as though trying to escape the smell altogether.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Raised under Augusta’s religious terror and hatred for women, Ed tries to hide his penchant for ladies’ underwear and masturbation to no avail.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
3 Oct. 2025
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Not as a land of fear, not as a divisiveness, not of government censorship, not of hatred.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
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What the American people really deserve is not mass resignations or brief, fake shutdowns that stir up political chaos in Washington, DC, while Americans across the country watch in horror or turn a blind eye in disgust.—
Nicole Russell,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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Over the course of nine films that span more than 50 years, not once does horror film icon Leatherface take sensible chainsaw safety precautions.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Nausea.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nausea. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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