NAUSEATE


Meaning of NAUSEATE in English

/ ˈnɔːzieɪt; NAmE ; ˈnɔːsieɪt/ verb [ vn ]

1.

to make sb feel that they want to vomit

2.

to make sb feel disgusted

SYN revolt , sicken :

I was nauseated by the violence in the movie.

►  nau·se·at·ing adjective :

a nauseating smell

his nauseating behaviour

➡ note at disgusting

►  nau·se·at·ing·ly adverb

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent.: from Latin nauseat- made to feel sick, from the verb nauseare , from nausea from Greek nausia , from naus ship.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.