Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Slightly nauseated / queasy: Describes a mild feeling of nausea or stomach discomfort, often preceding vomiting.
   • Unappetizing / causing slight disgust: Refers to something (often food or a sight) that induces a mild feeling of revulsion or distaste.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Ngửi mùi đó tôi thấy lờm lợm. (Smelling that odor makes me feel queasy.)
  • Nhìn món ăn dầu mỡ, cô ấy cảm thấy lờm lợm. (Looking at the greasy food, she felt slightly nauseated.)
  • Câu chuyện đó nghe lờm lợm. (That story sounds rather disgusting.)

Advanced Usage

• The word is often used to describe a sensory-triggered reaction (smell, sight, taste, or thought) that is unpleasant enough to cause physical discomfort but not necessarily full-blown nausea.

Variants and Related Words

• Buồn nôn (adj): nauseous, feeling sick to one's stomach. This is a stronger, more direct term for nausea.
• Lợm giọng (v): to gag, to retch. This describes the physical act of gagging, often preceded by feeling "lờm lợm."

Synonyms

• Queasy: experiencing nausea.
• Nauseated: affected with nausea.
• Sickly: causing or indicative of mild sickness or disgust.

Related Idioms

• While "lờm lợm" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it is commonly used in phrases describing reactions to unpleasant stimuli, such as "" (to feel queasy in one's stomach).