# nauseous

Pronunciation: US say "NAW-shuhs" /ˈnɔʃəs/; UK say "NAW-zee-uhs" /ˈnɔːziːəs/

## Adjective

1. Feeling sick to the stomach, as though one might vomit.
   - Simple: Feeling sick in your stomach, like you might throw up.
   - _Some patients feel nauseous for a day or two after the anesthetic wears off._
   - _The ferry rolled so badly that half the passengers were nauseous before we left the harbor._
2. Causing nausea, or offensive enough to sicken or disgust.
   - Simple: Making you feel sick, or very unpleasant and disgusting.
   - _A nauseous smell of rotting fish drifted up from the docks._
   - _The senator's nauseous flattery of his donors embarrassed even his own staff._

## Adjective

3. Prone to nausea; sickly or squeamish by nature. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Easily made to feel sick.

## Origin

From Latin nauseōsus ("causing nausea"); in English terms, nausea + -ous.

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