nauseous
adjective /ˈnɔː.zi.əs/ /-ʒəs/
/ˈnɑː.ʃəs/ Definition
› feeling as if you might vomit: Roller coasters make me feel nauseous.Vomiting and feelings of sickness › formal making you feel as if you might vomit: the nauseous smell of rotting fleshhumorous The bride's mother was wearing a nauseous (= extremely unattractive) combination of green and yellow.Vomiting and feelings of sickness
(Definition of nauseous 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)
- morning sickness noun
- motion sickness noun
- nausea noun
- nauseate verb
- nauseating adjective
- regurgitate verb
- retch verb
- sick as a dog idiom
- sick to your stomach idiom
- sickness noun (VOMIT)
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