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nau⋅seous
[naw-shuh
s, -zee-uhs] 
–adjective
| 1. | affected with nausea; nauseated: to feel nauseous. |
| 2. | causing nausea; sickening; nauseating. |
| 3. | disgusting; loathsome: a nauseous display of greed. |
Related forms:
nau⋅seous⋅ly, adverb
nau⋅seous⋅ness, noun
Synonyms:
3. revolting, nasty, repellent, abhorrent, detestable, despicable, offensive.
3. revolting, nasty, repellent, abhorrent, detestable, despicable, offensive.
Antonyms:
3. delightful.
3. delightful.
Usage note:
The two literal senses of nauseous, “causing nausea” (a nauseous smell) and “affected with nausea” (to feel nauseous), appear in English at almost the same time in the early 17th century, and both senses are in standard use at the present time. Nauseous is more common than nauseated in the sense “affected with nausea,” despite recent objections by those who imagine the sense to be new. In the sense “causing nausea,” either literally or figuratively, nauseating has become more common than nauseous: a nauseating smell.
The two literal senses of nauseous, “causing nausea” (a nauseous smell) and “affected with nausea” (to feel nauseous), appear in English at almost the same time in the early 17th century, and both senses are in standard use at the present time. Nauseous is more common than nauseated in the sense “affected with nausea,” despite recent objections by those who imagine the sense to be new. In the sense “causing nausea,” either literally or figuratively, nauseating has become more common than nauseous: a nauseating smell.
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| nau·seous (nô'shəs, -zē-əs) adj.
Usage Note: Traditional critics have insisted that nauseous is properly used only to mean "causing nausea" and that it is incorrect to use it to mean "affected with nausea," as in Roller coasters make me nauseous. In this example, nauseated is preferred by 72 percent of the Usage Panel. Curiously, though, 88 percent of the Panelists prefer using nauseating in the sentence The children looked a little green from too many candy apples and nauseating (not nauseous) rides. Since there is a lot of evidence to show that nauseous is widely used to mean "feeling sick," it appears that people use nauseous mainly in the sense in which it is considered incorrect. In its "correct" sense it is being supplanted by nauseating. |
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Nauseous
Nau"seous\ (?; 277), a. [L. nauseosus.] Causing, or fitted to cause, nausea; sickening; loathsome; disgusting; exciting abhorrence; as, a nauseous drug or medicine. -- Nau"seous*ly, adv. -- Nau"seous*ness, n. The nauseousness of such company disgusts a reasonable man. --Dryden.
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nauseous
1604, "inclined to nausea, easily made queasy," from nausea (q.v.). Sense of "causing nausea or squeamishness" is attested from 1612. For distinction from nauseate see that word.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: nau·seous
Pronunciation: 'no-sh&s, 'no-zE-&s
Function: adjective
1 : causing nausea
2 : affected withnausea
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nauseous nau·seous (nô'shəs, -zē-əs)
adj.
- Causing nausea.
- Affected with nausea.
nau'seous·ly adv.
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