the sensation that precedes vomiting a feeling of disgust or revulsion
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nau•se•a /ˈnɔziə, -ʒə, -siə, -ʃə/USA pronunciation
n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Pathologysickness in the stomach, esp. when accompanied by a need or desire to vomit.
nau•se•a
(nô′zē ə, -zhə, -sē ə, -shə),USA pronunciation n.
- Pathologysickness at the stomach, esp. when accompanied by a loathing for food and an involuntary impulse to vomit.
- extreme disgust;
loathing;
repugnance.
- Greek *nausíā (Ionic nausíē) seasickness, derivative of naûs ship; see -ia
- Latin nausea, nausia
- 1560–70
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'nausea' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Ménière's syndrome
- ad nauseam
- airsickness
- altitude sickness
- antiemetic
- aversion therapy
- aversive conditioning
- carsickness
- chlorpromazine
- cold turkey
- dimenhydrinate
- disgust
- experience
- food poisoning
- hangover
- heat exhaustion
- hookworm
- hydroxyzine
- labyrinthitis
- lead poisoning
- meclizine
- migraine
- morning sickness
- motion sickness
- mountain sickness
- nauseant
- nauseate
- nauseous
- noise
- paratyphoid fever
- perphenazine
- pheochromocytoma
- qualm
- queasy
- radiation sickness
- rise
- seasick
- seasickness
- sick
- sick headache
- sickener
- sickening
- sickly
- sickness
- space sickness
- strong
- surfeit
- train sickness
- trichinosis
- trichuriasis