nausea

noun

ˈnȯ-zē-ə How to pronounce nausea (audio)
Definition of nauseanext
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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2
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 Better telltale symptoms are confusion, seizures, difficulty breathing, nausea or sometimes unconsciousness. — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2026 Most infected individuals experience mild to no symptoms, but about 20% experience fever, headache, body aches, vomiting, and nausea. — Jessie Baltaxe, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026 About one in five people infected with West Nile virus developed flu-like symptoms, including fever, headaches, body aches and nausea. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2026 Salmonella infection could result in diarrhea, nausea, headache and stomach cramps. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for nausea
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nausea
  1. sickness
  2. disgust
  3. hatred
  4. horror
Noun
  • But ratepayers, like everyone else, suffer sickness and death when forced to breathe dirty air.
    — John Kostyack, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Additionally, there are temporal patterns to when certain viruses reactivate during sickness.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of sickness
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  • Eating disorders, as those in recovery have stressed, thrive on the pathological evidence of their symptoms, spinning negative attention—concern, disgust—into fatal affirmations.
    — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2026
  • His shock engagement to Sarita (Hannah Simone), the brainy, beautiful sister of de facto trooper leader Thorny (director Jay Chandrasekhar), pits brother against family and bro against bro, even if Farva doesn’t register his colleague’s disgust.
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of disgust
Noun
  • The is mostly a political one that the far-right uses to stoke prejudice and hatred against a community already victimized by that and bullying.
    — Greg Cote August 9, Miami Herald, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Nordic noir suggests the presence of violence and hatred beneath the tranquillity and order of the Scandinavian welfare state, just as Southern noir peels back hospitality and charm to reveal repressed family secrets and moral decay.
    — Peter C. Baker, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of hatred
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  • The creative team also has a big vote of confidence in horror mogul Jason Blum, who produced the original film and signed on as a producer of the play.
    — William Earl, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Precognition is a live-action sci-fi horror game from Barlow’s Half Mermaid Productions and UK indie outfit Kinetic Publishing.
    — Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of horror

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