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nau⋅se⋅a

  [naw-zee-uh, -zhuh, -see-uh, -shuh]
–noun
1. sickness at the stomach, esp. when accompanied by a loathing for food and an involuntary impulse to vomit.
2. extreme disgust; loathing; repugnance.
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Origin:
1560–70; < L nausea, nausia < Gk *nausíā (Ionic nausíē) seasickness, deriv. of naûs ship; see -ia
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nau·se·a   (nô'zē-ə, -zhə, -sē-ə, -shə)   
n.  

  1. A feeling of sickness in the stomach characterized by an urge to vomit. See Usage Note at nauseous.

  2. Strong aversion; disgust.


[Middle English, from Latin, from Greek nautiā, nausiē, seasickness, from nautēs, sailor, from naus, ship; see nāu- in Indo-European roots.]
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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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Main Entry: nau·sea
Pronunciation: 'no-zE-&, -sE-&; 'no-zh&, -sh&
Function: noun
: a stomach distress with distaste for food and anurge to vomit
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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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nausea   (nô'zē-ə, -zhə)  Pronunciation Key 
A symptom characterized by gastrointestinal distress and an urge to vomit.
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