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nausea

noun

Simple meaning

A feeling of illness or discomfort in the digestive system, usually having a strong urge to vomit.

Pronunciation

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nawzeeuh

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈnɔziə

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Definition

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noun

  1. A feeling of illness or discomfort in the digestive system, usually characterized by a strong urge to vomit.

  2. Disgust so strong it makes you feel sick

  3. Strong dislike or disgust.

  4. Motion sickness.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
Frequency
Moderately Common
Formality
Technical

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This meaning: A feeling of illness or discomfort in the digestive system, usually characterized by a strong urge to vomit.

Used this way, nausea is a reasonably familiar word with a clearly unfavourable pull. It turns up most in medicine or healthcare contexts.

Emotional tone
Negative
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Moderate
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Serious and weighty
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

Where it naturally appears

  • Medicine/healthcare

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More ways to use nausea

  • “After the boat ride, he felt a wave of nausea and had to sit down.”noun

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include nauseacause nauseaproduce nauseaexperience nauseaincluding nauseanausea vomiting

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