nau·se·at·ing
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| 1. | causing sickness of the stomach; nauseous. |
| 2. | such as to cause contempt, disgust, loathing, etc.: I had to listen to the whole nauseating story. |
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nauseating
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nau·se·ate
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Audio Help [naw-zee-eyt, -zhee-, -see-, -shee-] Pronunciation Key verb, -at·ed, -at·ing. –verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
| 1. | to affect with nausea; sicken. |
| 2. | to cause to feel extreme disgust: His vicious behavior toward the dogs nauseates me. |
| 3. | to become affected with nausea. |
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| nau·se·ate
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intr. & tr.v. nau·se·at·ed, nau·se·at·ing, nau·se·ates
[Latin nauseāre, nauseāt-, from nausea, nausea; see nausea.] nau'se·a'tion n. |
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| nau·se·at·ing
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adj.
nau'se·at'ing·ly adv. |
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| nauseating | |
adjective | |
| causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench" |
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