as in to disgust
to cause to feel disgust
such hateful graffiti would nauseate anyone with an ounce of human decency
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Recent Examples of nauseate
In 2025, the outrageous and at-times nauseating comedy is also ideal viewing for late-night genre lovers awake and looking to explore [wink] on Valentine’s Day.
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Feb. 2025
But a lot of longtime NFL fans became nauseated by the constant visuals of Swift at games.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 10 Feb. 2025
Her love of filmmakers who deal in darkness, like David Cronenberg and Dario Argento, inspired her to create her own nauseating visual language.
—William Earl, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
The chandeliers shook gently with the motion of the waves, sending shadows dancing in a nauseating rhythm all throughout the room.
—Sheila Heti, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2025
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Feb. 2025
But a lot of longtime NFL fans became nauseated by the constant visuals of Swift at games.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 10 Feb. 2025
Her love of filmmakers who deal in darkness, like David Cronenberg and Dario Argento, inspired her to create her own nauseating visual language.
—William Earl, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
The chandeliers shook gently with the motion of the waves, sending shadows dancing in a nauseating rhythm all throughout the room.
—Sheila Heti, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nauseate
Verb
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All of them disgust me to be quite honest with you. KARL: All right.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2025
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Vara, like many of her readers, is both enchanted by the web and disgusted with the companies that control it.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The pollution morphed into a thick, acidic mix that sickened nearly half the town's residents.—
Alejandra Borunda,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2025
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The measles outbreak, which could go on for months, has now spread to Kansas and Ohio after sickening more than 370 in Texas and New Mexico.—
Michael Casey and Matthew Perrone,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Still, assuming that Harvard goes ahead with a legal battle to repulse the Administration’s assault, its actions could have important ramifications not just for other universities but also for broader efforts to resist Trump’s encroachments.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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After a disastrous trip to Mexico where Irina appeared repulsed by everything Zack did, the couple split and Zack went crawling back to Bliss.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
1 Feb. 2025
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Still, there is plenty here that should appall both Democrats and Republicans.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
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Dismay or appall you, sure, but never surprise you.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Alas, there is very little time on this show for healing or processing, since in a real Pitt move, just as the Pitt Fest trauma comes to a close an ambulance pulls up with yet another story line to horrify us: A possible measles outbreak thanks to anti-vaxxers!—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
4 Apr. 2025
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Surely that must shock and horrify all those who respect democracy and the rule of law.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Nauseate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nauseate. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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