Emetic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmˈɛɾɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/dɹˈʌdʒɪŋli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɹˈʌdʒɪŋli/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪmˈɛɾɪk/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

vomitive vomit nauseant

Word Forms

vomit	verb	eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
nauseate	verb	upset and make nauseated

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Brechmittel

ein Arzneimittel, das Übelkeit und Erbrechen hervorruft

🇫🇷French

émétique

un médicament qui provoque des nausées et des vomissements

🇪🇸Spanish

emético

un medicamento que induce náuseas y vómitos

🇮🇹Italian

emetico

un medicinale che induce nausea e vomito

🇳🇱Dutch

braakmiddel

een geneesmiddel dat misselijkheid en braken veroorzaakt

🇵🇹Portuguese

emético

um medicamento que induz náuseas e vômitos

🇷🇺Russian

рвотный

лекарство, вызывающее тошноту и рвоту

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उबकाई की

एक दवा जो मतली और उल्टी उत्पन्न करती है

🇧🇩Bengali

ইমেটিক

একটি ওষুধ যা বমি বমি ভাব এবং বমি করে

🇮🇳Tamil

வாந்தி

குமட்டல் மற்றும் வாந்தியைத் தூண்டும் மருந்து

🇮🇳Telugu

వాంతి

వికారం మరియు వాంతులు ప్రేరేపించే ఔషధం

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઇમેટિક

એક દવા જે ઉબકા અને ઉલટીને પ્રેરિત કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಾಂತಿಕಾರಕ

ವಾಕರಿಕೆ ಮತ್ತು ವಾಂತಿಯನ್ನು ಉಂಟುಮಾಡುವ ಔಷಧಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഛർദ്ദി

ഓക്കാനം, ഛർദ്ദി എന്നിവ ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്ന ഒരു മരുന്ന്

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

催吐的

引起恶心和呕吐的药物

🇯🇵Japanese

催吐性の

吐き気や嘔吐を引き起こす薬

🇰🇷Korean

토제

메스꺼움과 구토를 유발하는 약

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nôn mửa

một loại thuốc gây buồn nôn và nôn

🇹🇭Thai

อารมณ์ดี

ยาที่ทำให้เกิดอาการคลื่นไส้อาเจียน

🇮🇩Indonesian

obat emesis

obat yang menyebabkan mual dan muntah

🇲🇾Malay

emetik

ubat yang menyebabkan loya dan muntah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مقيئ

دواء يسبب الغثيان والقيء

🇮🇷Persian

استفراغ کننده

دارویی که باعث تهوع و استفراغ می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

kusturucu

bulantı ve kusmaya neden olan bir ilaç

🇮🇱Hebrew

סַם הַקאָה

תרופה שמעוררת בחילות והקאות

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