nauseating

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nauseating

The smell from the garbage can was nauseating.

Definition

Adjective: 1. Causing nausea or disgust: Something described as "nauseating" has a strong, unpleasant quality that makes one feel sick or disgusted, often related to smell, taste, or appearance. 2. Extremely offensive or repulsive: It can also describe actions, behavior, or ideas that are morally or emotionally revolting.

Usage and Examples
  • The nauseating smell from the garbage made it impossible to eat on the patio.
  • She found the violence in the film to be utterly nauseating.
  • The politician's hypocrisy was nauseating to many voters.
Advanced Usage
  • To find something nauseating: This is a common collocation expressing a personal, strong reaction of disgust.
    • I find his constant flattery absolutely nauseating.
  • Used figuratively to describe excessive sentimentality or sweetness.
    • The movie's ending was so sentimental it was almost nauseating.
Variants and Related Words
  • Nauseate (verb): To cause to feel sick or disgusted.
    • The graphic images nauseated the audience.
  • Nauseous (adjective): Feeling sick; experiencing nausea. (Note: In common usage, it is also frequently used to mean "causing nausea," similar to "nauseating," though some style guides distinguish them.)
  • Nausea (noun): The feeling of sickness with an inclination to vomit; a feeling of disgust.
Synonyms
  • Sickening: Causing or liable to cause a feeling of nausea or disgust.
  • Disgusting: Arousing revulsion or strong indignation.
  • Revolting: Causing intense disgust; disgusting.
  • Repulsive: Arousing intense distaste or disgust.
  • Loathsome: Causing hatred or disgust; repulsive.
Antonyms
  • Appetizing
  • Pleasant
  • Agreeable
  • Delightful
Related Phrases and Idioms
  • Enough to make you sick / nauseous: An informal phrase with a similar meaning.
    • The level of waste here is enough to make you sick.
  • Turn one's stomach: To cause one to feel nausea or disgust.
    • The corruption scandal turned the public's stomach.
nauseating

The smell from the garbage can was nauseating.

Adjective
  1. causing or able to cause nausea
    • a nauseating smell
    • nauseous offal
    • a sickening stench

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