nauseating
adjective /ˈnɔː.zi.eɪ.tɪŋ/
/ˈnɑː.zi.eɪ.t̬ɪŋ/ Definition
› making you feel as if you are going to vomit: the nauseating smell of rotting foodVomiting and feelings of sickness › If someone's opinions or behaviour are nauseating, you dislike and disapprove of them: Her strongest criticism was reserved for the prime minister whom she accused of 'nauseating hypocrisy'.humorous She's good at everything she does - it's quite nauseating!Serious and unpleasantNot attractive to look atInformal words for bad
(Definition of nauseating adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- airsick adjective
- barf verb
- bring sth up phrasal verb (VOMIT)
- churn verb (MOVE/MIX)
- disgorge verb
- gag verb (ALMOST VOMIT)
- honk verb (VOMIT)
- keep sth down phrasal verb (FOOD)
- morning sickness noun
- motion sickness noun
- nausea noun
- nauseate verb
- regurgitate verb
- retch verb
- sick as a dog idiom
- sick to your stomach idiom
- sickness noun (VOMIT)
- spew (sth) up phrasal verb
- turn sb's stomach idiom
- woozy adjective
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