nauseous

/ˈnɔːʃəs/

adjectivenau · seous

Think: “NAUsea makes you NAUseous”—keep the NAU at the start, then add -seous.

Yes, it's nauseous. Don’t write *-shus*; the middle is **-seous-** (…**seous**), even though it sounds like “shus.”

Definitions

  1. adjectivefeeling sick to your stomach; feeling like you might vomit
  2. adjectivecausing nausea; making someone feel sick to their stomach

Examples

  • “The bumpy bus ride made me feel nauseous.”
  • “The smell from the trash can was so nauseous that everyone stepped back.”
  • “She took a few deep breaths and sipped water when she started to feel nauseous.”

Synonyms

queasysicknauseatedillunwell

Antonyms

wellcomfortable

Translations

ES nauseabundo/aPT enjoado/aFR nauséeux / nauséeuse

Common misspellings

nausiousnashousnauseusnauseasnauseoussnauseosnauseuosnauseosus

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