nauseating

UK: /ˈnɔːzieɪtɪŋ/

US: /ˈnɔziˌeɪtɪŋ, -ʒi-, -si-, -ʃi-/

US: (nô′zē ā′ting, -zhē-, -sē-, -shē-)

From the verb nauseate: (⇒ conjugate)

nauseating is: ⓘ

v pres p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

nau•se•at•ing /ˈnɔziˌeɪtɪŋ, -ʒi-, -si-, -ʃi-/  adj. 

1. causing a feeling of nausea:
   a nauseating smell.
nau•se•at•ing•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

nau•se•at•ing  (nô′zē ā′ting, -zhē-, -sē-, -shē-), adj. 

1. Pathology causing sickness of the stomach;
   nauseous.
2. such as to cause contempt, disgust, loathing, etc.:
   I had to listen to the whole nauseating story.

• nauseate + -ing² 1635–45

nau′se•at′ing•ly, adv. 
Usage

See nauseous. 

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nau•se•ate /ˈnɔziˌeɪt, -ʒi-, -si-, -ʃi-/   v. [~ + object] , -at•ed, -at•ing. 

1. Pathology to cause (someone) to feel nausea:
   The rolling of the ship nauseated him.
2. to cause to feel extreme disgust:
   was nauseated by such cruelty.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

nau•se•ate  (nô′zē āt′, -zhē-, -sē-, -shē-), v., -at•ed, -at•ing. 
v.t. 

1. Pathology to affect with nausea;
   sicken.
2. to cause to feel extreme disgust:
   His vicious behavior toward the dogs nauseates me.

v.i. 

3. to become affected with nausea.

• Latin nauseātus (past participle of nauseāre to be seasick). See nausea, -ate¹
• 1630–40

Synonyms

• 2. revolt.

Antonyms

• 2. attract, delight.

Usage

See nauseous. 

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nauseate / ˈnɔːzɪˌeɪt -sɪ-/ verb

1. (transitive) to arouse feelings of disgust or revulsion in
2. to feel or cause to feel sick

ˈnauseˌating adjective

ˈnauseˌatingly adverb