nausea
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) A feeling of illness or discomfort in the digestive system, usually characterized by a strong urge to vomit.
- (countable, uncountable) Strong dislike or disgust.
- (countable, uncountable) Motion sickness.
Synonyms
feel nausea
sicchasia
sick feeling
feeling sick
surge of anger
Translations
nausée
nausea
Übelkeit
náusea
αναγούλα
nàusea
misselijkheid
náuseaFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈnɔːzɪə/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English nausea, a borrowing from Latin nausea, from Ancient Greek ναυσία (nausía, “sea-sickness”), from ναῦς (naûs, “ship”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₂-. Displaced native Old English wlǣtta.
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