Nauseated

  • 31squeamish — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. queasy, qualmish, nauseated; fearful, skittish, nervous; fastidious, picky; hypercritical. See unwillingness, taste.Ant., fearless, all consuming. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. finicky, fussy, mincing …

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  • 32nauseate — nau|se|ate [ˈno:zieıt, si US ˈno:zi , ʃi ] v [T] to make someone feel that they are going to ↑vomit ▪ The thought of food nauseated me. ▪ She felt dizzy and nauseated …

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  • 33nauseate — (v.) 1630s, to feel sick, to become affected with nausea, from nauseat pp. stem of L. nauseare to feel seasick, to vomit, also to cause disgust, from nausea (see NAUSEA (Cf. nausea)). Related: Nauseated; nauseating; nauseatingly. In its early… …

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  • 34nauseous —     Martinez left early, complaining that he felt nauseous (Newsweek). Make it nauseated. Nauseous is an adjective describing something that causes nausea ( a nauseous substance ). As Bernstein neatly put it, people who are nauseated are no more… …

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  • 35disgust — vb Disgust, sicken, nauseate are comparable when meaning to arouse an extreme distaste in. Disgust implies a stomach that is revolted by food offered or taken; in its extended use it implies sensibilities which are revolted by something seen,… …

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  • 36nauseous — nau•seous [[t]ˈnɔ ʃəs, zi əs[/t]] adj. 1) pat affected with nausea; nauseated 2) pat causing nausea; sickening; nauseating 3) disgusting; loathsome • Etymology: 1595–1605; < L nauseōsus. See nausea, ous nau′seous•ly, adv. nau′seous•ness, n.… …

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  • 37nauseate — [c]/ˈnɔzieɪt/ (say nawzeeayt), /ˈnɔsi / (say nawsee ) verb (nauseated, nauseating) –verb (t) 1. to affect with nausea; sicken. 2. arouse feelings of extreme disgust in: *The horrible, futile butchery of war nauseated him as he watched the… …

  • 38turn — v. & n. v. 1 tr. & intr. move around a point or axis so that the point or axis remains in a central position; give a rotary motion to or receive a rotary motion (turned the wheel; the wheel turns; the key turns in the lock). 2 tr. & intr. change… …

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  • 39green around the gills — or[pale around the gills] {adj. phr.}, {slang} Pale faced from fear or sickness; sickly; nauseated. * /Bill s father took him for a ride in his boat while the waves were rough, and when he came back he was green around the gills./ * /The car… …

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  • 40green around the gills — or[pale around the gills] {adj. phr.}, {slang} Pale faced from fear or sickness; sickly; nauseated. * /Bill s father took him for a ride in his boat while the waves were rough, and when he came back he was green around the gills./ * /The car… …

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