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noun
1.
sickness at the stomach, especially when accompanied by a loathing for food and an involuntary impulse to vomit.
2.
extreme disgust; loathing; repugnance.
Origin:
1560–70; < Latin nausea, nausia < Greek *nausíā (Ionic nausíē) seasickness, derivative of naûs ship; see -ia
1560–70; < Latin nausea, nausia < Greek *nausíā (Ionic nausíē) seasickness, derivative of naûs ship; see -ia
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Example Sentences
- Then they began to experience waves of nausea and some difficulty in breathing.
- After three children, she was looking forward to some daytime peace and quiet—only she felt an all-too-familiar surge of nausea.
- Rarely, however, do I find myself suddenly overcome with nausea.
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Word Origin & History
nausea
1569, from L. nausea "seasickness," from Ionic Gk. nausia (Attic nautia) "seasickness, nausea," from naus "ship" (see naval).
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Medical Dictionary
nausea nau·se·a (nô'zē-ə, -zhə, -sē-ə, -shə)
n.
A feeling of sickness in the stomach marked by an urge to vomit.
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Science Dictionary
nausea  (nô'zē-ə, -zhə) Pronunciation Key
A symptom characterized by gastrointestinal distress and an urge to vomit. |
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