nauseating

[ naw-zee-ey-ting, -zhee-, -see-, -shee- ]

adjective

1. causing sickness of the stomach; nauseous.
2. such as to cause contempt, disgust, loathing, etc.:

   I had to listen to the whole nauseating story.

Confusables Note

See nauseous.

Other Words From

• nause·ating·ly adverb
• un·nause·ating adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of nauseating¹

First recorded in 1635–45; nauseat(e) + -ing ²

Example Sentences

The Amazon founder greeted Trump with a nauseating message on Wednesday.

From Slate

The result is a nauseating gender gap in exit polling, showing a majority of women in every age group voted for Kamala Harris, yet the vice president could not crack 50% even with the youngest group of men.

From Salon

“It is so repulsive. It is so disastrous. It is the embodiment of the downfall of the American family. I think it’s so gross. I think it’s just so nauseating,” Kirk said, set off by a new ad, produced by a liberal Christian organization, that features Julia Roberts reminding women that how one votes need not be shared with any emotionally-stunted man who would throw a fit.

From Salon

Plus, Musk’s shirtless paparazzi photos are completely nauseating—so he might actually have the Zuckerberg sunscreen photo beat.

From Slate

And on neighborhood social media platform Nextdoor, residents from all over West L.A. have been relieved to find an answer to the cause of the nauseating odor.

From Los Angeles Times