nausea

/'nɔ:sjə/

Thân thiện

The patient experienced nausea after the medical treatment.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A feeling of sickness with an inclination to vomit: The physical sensation of being about to vomit.
   • A feeling of disgust or revulsion: A strong feeling of loathing or aversion that can be so intense it causes physical discomfort.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The side effects of the medication include nausea and dizziness.
  • A wave of nausea overcame her when she smelled the rotten food.
  • He felt a deep sense of nausea at the thought of the injustice.

Advanced Usage

• "to be overcome with nausea": to be overwhelmed by a feeling of sickness or disgust.
  • She was overcome with nausea after reading the graphic details.
• "to feel a pang of nausea": to experience a sudden, sharp feeling of sickness.
  • A sudden pang of nausea hit him as the boat rocked violently.

Variants and Related Words

• Nauseous (adj): causing or feeling nausea.
  • The nauseous smell from the garbage made everyone leave the room.
• Nauseate (verb): to cause to feel nausea or disgust.
  • The violent scenes in the movie nauseated some viewers.
• Nauseating (adj): causing nausea or disgust; sickening.
  • The nauseating hypocrisy of the politician was widely criticized.

Synonyms

• Sickness: The feeling of being affected with nausea or the state of being ill.
• Queasiness: A mild state of nausea; a feeling of unease.
• Disgust: A feeling of revulsion or profound disapproval.

Related Phrases

• "to turn one's stomach": to cause nausea or disgust.
  • The sight of the accident turned my stomach.
• "to feel sick to one's stomach": to feel nauseated, often from anxiety or disgust.
  • The unfair accusation made him feel sick to his stomach.

Học thuật

Noun

1. disgust so strong it makes you feel sick
2. the state that precedes vomiting

Từ đồng nghĩa

• sickness