Definitions for nauseous
ˈnɔ ʃəs, -zi əsnau·seous

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. nauseating, nauseous, noisome, queasy, loathsome, offensive, sickening, vileadjective

   causing or able to cause nausea

   "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench"

2. nauseated, nauseous, queasy, sick, sickishadjective

   feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit

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1. Nauseousadjective

   Feeling nausea; as, nauseous from the effects of chemotherapy.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. nauseousadjective

   Causing nausea; sickening or disgusting.

2. nauseousadjective

   Afflicted with nausea; sick.

3. Etymology: From Latin nauseosus, corresponding to nausea + -ous.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Nauseousadjective

   Loathsome; disgustful; regarded with abhorrence.

   Etymology: from nausea, Latin; nauseé, Fr.

   Those trifles wherein children take delight,
   Grow nauseous to the young man’s appetite.
   And from those gaieties our youth requires
   To exercise their minds, our age retires. John Denham.

   Food of a wholesom juice is pleasant to the taste and agreeable to the stomach, ’till hunger and thirst be well appeased, and then it begins to be less pleasant, and at last even nauseous and loathsome. John Ray.

   Old thread-bare phrases will often make you go out of your way to find and apply them, and are nauseous to rational hearers. Jonathan Swift.

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1. nauseous

   Nausea is a diffuse sensation of unease and discomfort, sometimes perceived as an urge to vomit. While not painful, it can be a debilitating symptom if prolonged and has been described as placing discomfort on the chest, abdomen, or back of the throat.Over 30 definitions of nausea were proposed in a 2011 book on the topic.Nausea is a non-specific symptom, which means that it has many possible causes. Some common causes of nausea are gastroenteritis and other gastrointestinal disorders, food poisoning, motion sickness, dizziness, migraine, fainting, low blood sugar, anxiety, and lack of sleep. Nausea is a side effect of many medications including chemotherapy, or morning sickness in early pregnancy. Nausea may also be caused by disgust and depression.Medications taken to prevent and treat nausea and vomiting are called antiemetics. The most commonly prescribed antiemetics in the US are promethazine, metoclopramide, and the newer ondansetron. The word nausea is from Latin nausea, from Greek ναυσία – nausia, "ναυτία" – nautia, motion sickness, "feeling sick or queasy".

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1. nauseous

   Feeling or experiencing a sensation of unease, discomfort, or the need to vomit due to sickness, overeating, or receiving unsettling news. It may also be used to describe something causing such feeling, like a smell, sight, or taste.

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1. Nauseousadjective

   causing, or fitted to cause, nausea; sickening; loathsome; disgusting; exciting abhorrence; as, a nauseous drug or medicine

2. Etymology: [L. nauseosus.]

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1. Nauseous

   Nauseated vs. Nauseous -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Nauseated and Nauseous.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of nauseous in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of nauseous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of nauseous in a Sentence

1. Swetanjali Jha:

   It took me a while to convince her to eat because she felt too dejected to eat and too nauseous to chew, i explained how nutrition is important for the growth of the baby.

2. Amanda Greathouse:

   The chemical smell was so strong that it made me nauseous, i just wanted to quickly pick up what I needed and leave. I only took a few pieces of clothes because even the clothes smelled like chemicals, and I ’m afraid to put them on my kids.

3. Frank James:

   I have no idea what you’re talking about at all. See, I was on the train. I was on the train, i was on the train and when whatever happened, happened — anybody else … all I had was my equipment that was in my bag and in my shopping cart. And the only thing in my coat was just more clothes to cover my face because of the smoke was blinding me and making me nauseous and all of that. That’s all I’m saying.

4. James Comey:

   Look, this is terrible. It makes me mildly nauseous to think that we might have had some impact on the election, but honestly, it wouldn't change the decision.

5. Carrejo Labendeira:

   I just get nauseous at the very thought of it.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=nauseous
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=nauseous
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Nauseous
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=nauseous
5. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nauseous
6. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
7. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nauseous