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nausea

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of nausea

1 a disturbed condition of the stomach in which one feels like vomiting

symptoms include fever accompanied by a loss of appetite and nausea

Synonyms of nausea

nauseousness, qualmishness, queasiness, queerness, sickness, squeamishness

Words Related to nausea

airsickness, altitude sickness, car sickness, morning sickness, motion sickness, mountain sickness, seasickness

2 a dislike so strong as to cause stomach upset or queasiness

such graphic scenes of senseless violence fill me with nausea

Synonyms of nausea

aversion, disgust, distaste, horror, loathing, repugnance, repulsion, revulsion

Words Related to nausea

abhorrence, abomination, antipathy, execration, hate, hatred

allergy, averseness, disapproval, disfavor, disinclination, dislike, disliking, displeasure

Near Antonyms of nausea

appetite, bent, fancy, favor, fondness, like, liking, love, partiality, penchant, predilection, preference, propensity, relish, shine, taste, use

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