nausea

[ naw-zee-uh, -zhuh, -see-uh, -shuh ]

noun

1. a feeling of sickness in the stomach, especially when accompanied by a loathing for food and an involuntary impulse to vomit.
2. extreme disgust; loathing; repugnance.

nausea

/ -sɪə; ˈnɔːzɪə /

noun

1. the sensation that precedes vomiting
2. a feeling of disgust or revulsion

nausea

/ nô′zē-ə,-zhə /

1. A symptom characterized by gastrointestinal distress and an urge to vomit.

Word History and Origins

Origin of nausea¹

First recorded in 1560–70; from Latin nausea, nausia, from unattested Greek nausíā (Ionic nausíē ) “seasickness,” derivative of naûs “ship”; -ia

Word History and Origins

Origin of nausea¹

C16: via Latin from Greek: seasickness, from naus ship

Related Words

• airsickness
• biliousness
• car sickness
• mal de mer
• motion sickness
• nauseousness
• qualms
• queasiness
• regurgitation
• retching
• seasickness
• sickness
• squeamishness
• vomiting