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nausea

[naw-zee-uh, -zhuh, -see-uh, -shuh] Example Sentences Origin

nau·se·a

[naw-zee-uh, -zhuh, -see-uh, -shuh]
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
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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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World English Dictionary
nausea (ˈnɔːzɪə, -sɪə)
 
n
1.  the sensation that precedes vomiting
2.  a feeling of disgust or revulsion
 
[C16: via Latin from Greek: seasickness, from naus ship]

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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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