nauseous en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈnɔːsiːəs/ (UK)
- /ˈnɑʃəs/ (cot-caught-merger)
- /ˈnɔʒəs/ (US)
- /ˈnɑʒəs/ (cot-caught-merger)
- (General-American) audio
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈnɔʃəs/ (US)
- /ˈnɔːziːəs/ (UK)
Etymology
From Latin nauseōsus (“causing nausea”), corresponding synchronically to nausea + -ous.
Meanings
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Causing nausea; sickening or disgusting.
[T]he Italians grossness of Conversation is still very offensive & nauseous, tho' long accustomed to it.
1786 June 27, Hester Thrale Piozzi, Thraliana:[…] And flattery tipt with nauseous fleer, And guilty shame, and servile fear, Envy, and cruelty, and pride, Will in your tainted heart preside.
1720, Jonathan Swift, To Stella, visiting me in my sickness:And then what proper person can be partial / To all those nauseous epigrams of Martial?
1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, section I:
- (obsolete) Inclined to nausea; sickly, squeamish.
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(proscribed) Afflicted with nausea; sick.
After he had scarcely eaten enough, he felt nauseous; but nausea ceased as soon as he stopped eating entirely, …
1848, Samuel Hahnemann, The Chronic Diseases, Their Specific Nature and Their Homeopathic Treatment: Antipsoric Remedies, Volume 2:[…] during stretching the patient felt nauseous …
1878, The North American Journal of Homeopathy, Volume 27:Is it a myth that you shouldn't drink alcohol while taking antibiotics? I often do and haven't felt remotely nauseous.
2010 September 4, Tom Smith, The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more nauseous | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most nauseous | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
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Translations (39)
es con náusea (afflicted with nausea) · eo naŭza (causing nausea) · pt enjoado (afflicted with nausea) · es sentir náusea (afflicted with nausea) · es con náuseas (afflicted with nausea) · fr nauséeux (afflicted with nausea) · uk нудо́тний (causing nausea) · nb kvalm (afflicted with nausea) · fi kuvottava (causing nausea) · pl przyprawiający o nudności (causing nausea) · bg причиняващ гадене (causing nausea) · pl przyprawiający o mdłości (causing nausea) · es nauseabundo (afflicted with nausea) · fr nauséabond (causing nausea) · de ekelerregend (causing nausea) · sv kväljande (causing nausea) · sv illamående (afflicted with nausea) · ang wlǣtian (to be nauseous) (afflicted with nausea) · es nauseoso (causing nausea) · de widerlich (causing nausea) · hu émelyeg (afflicted with nausea) · mi hiaruaki (afflicted with nausea) · ga adhascaideach (afflicted with nausea) · fi pahoinvoiva (afflicted with nausea) · nb kvalmende (causing nausea) · fi etova (causing nausea) · ru тошнотво́рный (causing nausea) · nl misselijkmakend (causing nausea) · it nauseabondo (afflicted with nausea) · hu émelygő (afflicted with nausea) · de Übelkeit erregend (causing nausea) · de Brechreiz fördernd (causing nausea) · es sentir náuseas (afflicted with nausea) · nl misselijk (afflicted with nausea) · hu émelyítő (causing nausea) · es nauseabundo (causing nausea) · pl mający mdłości (afflicted with nausea) · ru отврати́тельный (causing nausea) · pl mający nudności (afflicted with nausea)