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ad nauseam en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˌæd ˈnɒziəm/ (Inland-Northern-American)
  • /ˌæd ˈnɑziəm/ (cot-caught-merger)
  • /ˌæd ˈnɔːziəm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˌæd ˈnɔziəm/ (General-American)

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin ad nauseam, from ad (“to”) + nauseam (“sea-sickness, sickness, nausea”), accusative of nausea.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Done or repeated so often that it becomes annoying or tiresome.
    • The Feelings album flew off the shelves, and Albert became a pop sensation—until, thanks to airplay ad nauseam, radio listeners grew weary of his sentiments. 1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 325:

Forms

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Translations (1)

es ad nauseam (adjective)

ad nauseam en · ADV

Pronunciation

  • /ˌæd ˈnɒziəm/ (Inland-Northern-American)
  • /ˌæd ˈnɑziəm/ (cot-caught-merger)
  • /ˌæd ˈnɔːziəm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (US) audio
  • /ˌæd ˈnɔziəm/ (General-American)

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Latin ad nauseam, from ad (“to”) + nauseam (“sea-sickness, sickness, nausea”), accusative of nausea.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) To a nauseating or sickening degree.
  2. (not-comparable) Having been done or repeated so often that it has become annoying or tiresome.
    • A drunk person was repeating the same old story ad nauseam.
    • The internet really is just nothing more than the same 3 sites sharing each others stuff ad nauseam
    • The Feelings album flew off the shelves, and Albert became a pop sensation - until, thanks to airplay ad nauseam, radio listeners grew weary of his sentiments. 1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 325:

Forms

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ad nauseum alternative, misspelling lexicographic

Translations (27)

is að flökurleika (to a sickening degree) · hu a csömörig (to a sickening degree) · is svo oft að manni þyki meira en nóg um (to a sickening degree) · es ad náuseam (to a sickening degree) · nl ad nauseam (to a sickening degree) · pl do znudzenia (to a sickening degree) · de bis zum Geht-nicht-mehr (to a sickening degree) · el κατὰ κόρον (to a sickening degree) · sv till leda (to a sickening degree) · is svo oft að manni býður við því (to a sickening degree) · is up að flökurleika (to a sickening degree) · hu a könyökén jön ki (to a sickening degree) · fi kyllästymiseen saakka (to a sickening degree) · la ad nauseam (to a sickening degree) · hu orrvérzésig (to a sickening degree) · fr ad nauseam (to a sickening degree) · hu unásig (to a sickening degree) · hu vég nélkül (to a sickening degree) · it fino allo sfinimento (to a sickening degree) · hu a végtelenségig (to a sickening degree) · es hasta la náusea (to a sickening degree) · it ad oltranza (to a sickening degree) · pt ad nauseam (to a sickening degree) · scn finu ô sdingu (to a sickening degree) · scn a nàusia (to a sickening degree) · he עַד לְזָרָא (to a sickening degree) · hu unalomig (to a sickening degree)