nauseate

/'nɔ:sieit/
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nauseate

The graphic images nauseated the viewers.

Definition
  1. Verb (transitive):
    • To cause to feel nausea; to make (someone) feel sick to their stomach: The primary meaning refers to inducing a physical sensation of sickness, often with an urge to vomit.
    • To cause intense disgust or loathing in (someone); to sicken morally or emotionally: This meaning extends to causing a strong feeling of revulsion or offense, not just physical sickness.
Examples of Usage
  • Verb (transitive):
    • The smell of rotten eggs nauseated him. (It made him feel physically sick.)
    • The graphic violence in the film nauseated some viewers. (It caused them intense disgust.)
    • The politician's hypocrisy nauseates me. (It fills me with moral revulsion.)
Advanced Usage
  • "to be nauseated by something": to feel sickened or disgusted by something.
    • She was nauseated by the sight of the accident.
  • "to nauseate someone with something": to cause someone to feel nauseated by means of something.
    • He nauseated his classmates with the gruesome details.
Variants and Related Words
  • Nausea (n): The feeling of sickness with an inclination to vomit; a feeling of disgust.
    • The roller coaster gave him a wave of nausea.
  • Nauseous (adj):
    • Causing nausea; sickening.
      • A nauseous smell filled the room.
    • Affected with nausea; feeling sick.
      • She felt nauseous after the boat ride.
  • Nauseating (adj): Causing nausea or disgust; sickening.
    • The nauseating sweetness of the perfume was overwhelming.
Synonyms
  • Sicken: To make (someone) feel disgusted or nauseated.
  • Disgust: To cause (someone) to feel revulsion or profound disapproval.
  • Revolt: To cause (someone) to feel disgust.
  • Turn someone's stomach: (Idiomatic) To nauseate or disgust someone.
Related Phrasal Verbs/Constructions

(This word does not commonly form phrasal verbs. Its meaning is typically expressed directly.)

Related Idioms
  • To make someone sick (to their stomach): To nauseate or disgust someone intensely.
    • His lies make me sick to my stomach.
nauseate

The graphic images nauseated the viewers.

Verb
  1. cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of
    • The pornographic pictures sickened us
  2. upset and make nauseated
    • The smell of the food turned the pregnant woman's stomach
    • The mold on the food sickened the diners

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