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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
Getting too little of either can lead to weak, brittle bones, and too much can also cause problems (like kidney stones or nausea).
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T'keyah Bazin, Verywell Health, 5 Nov. 2025
The American Cancer Society says people with certain symptoms of cancer or side effects from cancer treatment — like pain, nausea, or sleep problems — may benefit from cannabis.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Selph’s son, Nicholas, was seen twice at Methodist Southlake Medical Center in December 2023, where he was diagnosed with nausea, vomiting, and an upper respiratory infection and sent home.
—Ciara McCarthy 30, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
The primary side effects reported included nausea, vomiting and appetite suppression, according to the researchers.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
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T'keyah Bazin, Verywell Health, 5 Nov. 2025
The American Cancer Society says people with certain symptoms of cancer or side effects from cancer treatment — like pain, nausea, or sleep problems — may benefit from cannabis.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Selph’s son, Nicholas, was seen twice at Methodist Southlake Medical Center in December 2023, where he was diagnosed with nausea, vomiting, and an upper respiratory infection and sent home.
—Ciara McCarthy 30, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
The primary side effects reported included nausea, vomiting and appetite suppression, according to the researchers.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nausea
Noun
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This can lead to extreme sickness, weakness, and even paralysis.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
6 Jan. 2026
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This is actually a cultural sickness.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Even people in her party were looking at her with disgust.—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Jan. 2026
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Archie vented his disgust in a rich lexicon of racial and ethnic slurs new to prime-time dialogue.—
Thomas Doherty,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Dec. 2025
Noun
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My darling, hatred takes the beauty away.—
Tracee Ellis Ross,
Glamour,
27 Oct. 2025
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Muschietti touched on this in his movies — the bullying of Mike Hanlon and the hate-crime murder of Adrian Mellon — including the way Pennywise fosters and foments the hatred already lurking in the hearts of Derry’s citizens.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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To our minds, Wednesday's horror, those kids who lost a mother, should supplant the inevitable circling of the ideological wagons and the parsing of the different angles of pictures taken at the scene.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2026
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But the harder the novice looks — and the greater the chaos inside them longing for order, even of a diabolical nature — the more clearly the horror will appear.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Nausea.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nausea. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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