ad nauseam

[ ad naw-zee-uhm, -am ]

adverb

1. to a sickening or disgusting degree.

ad nauseam

/ -sɪ-; æd ˈnɔːzɪˌæm /

adverb

1. to a disgusting extent

ad nauseam

1. To go on endlessly; literally, to continue “to seasickness”: “The candidate told us the details of how he overcame his childhood problems ad nauseam .”

Word History and Origins

Origin of ad nauseam¹

< Latin: literally, to seasickness

Word History and Origins

Origin of ad nauseam¹

Latin: to (the point of) nausea

Idioms and Phrases

To ridiculous excess, to a sickening degree. For example, I wish he'd drop the subject; we have heard about budget cuts ad nauseam . The term, Latin for “to [the point of] nausea,” has been used in English since the early 1600s.

Example Sentences

Latino disenchantment with the Democratic Party, the growing numbers of us who support Donald Trump, our emerging power in swing states — I’ve covered all of this ad nauseam over the last eight years.

From Los Angeles Times

Then you try to exploit the nuance of Google’s algorithm by gearing your site toward Google monetization under-the-hood — and then, finally, you repeat the process ad nauseam to generate a prolific flood of AI-generated copy.

From Salon

Animation can be a transformative, liberating force, even for stories that have been told ad nauseam.

From Los Angeles Times

The Clinton campaign’s emails were stolen by bad actors who sought to sway the election in favor of Trump, and covering the leaked material ad nauseam played right into the villain’s hands.

From Los Angeles Times

But when the city banned pier smoking in 2000 — only a few months after a cigarette dropped on the wooden planks started that fire — some nicotined visitors ranted and griped ad nauseam about their “rights.”

From Los Angeles Times