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* UK: /ˈnɔːziːəs/, /ˈnɔːsiːəs/ | * UK: /ˈnɔːziːəs/, /ˈnɔːsiːəs/ | ||
* US (General American): /ˈnɔʃəs/, /ˈnɔʒəs/ | * US (General American): /ˈnɔʃəs/, /ˈnɔʒəs/ | ||
* | * Katakana: ノーシャス (Nōshasu), ノーシアス (Nōshiasu), ノージアス (Nōjiasu) | ||
* Hangul: 노셔스 (Nosyeoseu), 노시어스 (Nosieoseu), 노지어스 (Nojieoseu) | |||
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# ''(proscribed)'' Afflicted with nausea; [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sick sick]. ''(from 19th c.)'' | # ''(proscribed)'' Afflicted with nausea; [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sick sick]. ''(from 19th c.)'' | ||
# Sick to the stomach, loathsome, disgusting | # Sick to the stomach, loathsome, disgusting | ||
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====Synonyms==== | ====Synonyms==== | ||
Latest revision as of 23:47, 31 August 2026
English
[edit | edit source]Etymology
[edit | edit source]From Latin nauseōsus (“causing nausea”), corresponding synchronically to nausea + -ous.
Pronunciation
[edit | edit source]- UK: /ˈnɔːziːəs/, /ˈnɔːsiːəs/
- US (General American): /ˈnɔʃəs/, /ˈnɔʒəs/
- Katakana: ノーシャス (Nōshasu), ノーシアス (Nōshiasu), ノージアス (Nōjiasu)
- Hangul: 노셔스 (Nosyeoseu), 노시어스 (Nosieoseu), 노지어스 (Nojieoseu)
Adjective
[edit | edit source]nauseous (comparative more nauseous, superlative most nauseous)
- Causing nausea; sickening or disgusting. (from 17th c.)
- (obsolete) Inclined to nausea; sickly, squeamish. (17th c.)
- (proscribed) Afflicted with nausea; sick. (from 19th c.)
- Sick to the stomach, loathsome, disgusting
Synonyms
[edit | edit source]- nauseating – causing disgust rather than nausea