NAUSEA


Meaning of NAUSEA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnȯ-zē-ə, -sē-ə; ˈnȯ-zhə, -shə ]

noun

Etymology: Latin, seasickness, nausea, from Greek nautia, nausia, from nautēs sailor — more at nautical

Date: 1569

1. : a stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit

2. : extreme disgust

• nau·se·ant -zhē-ənt, -shē-, -zē-, -sē- noun or adjective

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