Nauseous

  • 11nauseous — adj. to feel nauseous USAGE NOTE: Some purists still claim that nauseous means only nauseating . In fact, most speakers now use it as a synonym of nauseated. * * * [ nɔːzɪəs] to feel nauseous (USAGE NOTE: Some purists still claim that nauseous… …

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  • 12nauseous —     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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  • 13nauseous — nau|se|ous [ˈno:ziəs, siəs US ˈno:ziəs, ʃəs] adj 1.) especially AmE feeling that you are going to ↑vomit = ↑sick ▪ I felt slightly nauseous . ▪ The taste made me nauseous . 2.) formal making you feel that you are going to ↑vomit …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14nauseous — [[t]nɔ͟ːziəs, AM ʃəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you feel nauseous, you feel as if you want to vomit. If the patient is poorly nourished, the drugs make them feel nauseous... A nauseous wave of pain broke over her. Syn: queasy …

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  • 15nauseous — adjective /ˈnɔːzɪəs,ˈnɔːsɪəs,ˈnɔːʃəs/ a) Causing nausea; sickening or disgusting. And then what proper person can be partial / To all those nauseous epigrams of Martial? b) Afflicted with nausea; sick. Is it a myth that you shouldnt drink alcohol …

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  • 16nauseous — nau|seous [ nɔziəs, nɔʃəs ] adjective 1. ) feeling as if you want to VOMIT: Riding in buses can make me nauseous. 2. ) making someone feel as if they want to VOMIT: a nauseous smell …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 17nauseous — adjective 1 especially AmE feeling nausea: I awoke from my drunken stupor feeling nauseous. 2 formal making you feel nausea: the nauseous stench of the durian fruit nauseously adverb nauseousness noun (U) …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18nauseous — See nauseous, nauseated …

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  • 19nauseous —  is an adjective describing something that causes nausea ( a nauseous substance ). To feel sick is to be nauseated. Navajo/Navaho. The first is generally preferred, the second accepted. naval, navel. The first pertains to a navy and its… …

    Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • 20nauseous — adjective the food made her feel nauseous Syn: sick, nauseated, queasy, bilious, green around the gills, ill, unwell; seasick, carsick, airsick, travel sick; informal barfy; rare qualmish …

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