Nauseating — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

upset and make nauseated

cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈɔːsɪˌeɪɾɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈɔːsɪˌeɪtɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈɔːsɪˌeɪtɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /nˈɔːsɪˌeɪɾɪŋ/.

Examples

The smell of the food turned the pregnant woman's stomach
The mold on the food sickened the diners
The pornographic pictures sickened us

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

nauseous nauseate turn one's stomach churn up vile revolt loathsome disgust offensive sickening noisome queasy sicken

Parts of Speech

verb	upset and make nauseated “The smell of the food turned the pregnant woman's stomach”
verb	cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of “The pornographic pictures sickened us”
adjective	causing or able to cause nausea “a nauseating smell”

Word Forms

nausea	noun	the state that precedes vomiting
nauseant	noun	a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting
disgust	noun	strong feelings of dislike
nauseatingness	noun	extreme unpalatability to the mouth
noisomeness	noun	the quality of being noxious
loathsomeness	noun	the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions
offensiveness	noun	the quality of being offensive
offend	verb	strike with disgust or revulsion
sickeningness	noun	extreme unpalatability to the mouth
vileness	noun	the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Übelkeit

verärgert sein und Übelkeit hervorrufen

🇫🇷French

nauséeux

bouleversé et donne la nausée

🇪🇸Spanish

nauseabundo

Molesta y produce náuseas.

🇮🇹Italian

nauseante

turbare e rendere nauseato

🇳🇱Dutch

misselijkmakend

boos worden en misselijk worden

🇵🇹Portuguese

nauseante

chateado e enjoado

🇷🇺Russian

тошнотворный

расстроить и вызвать тошноту

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वमनकारी

परेशान करना और उबकाई देना

🇧🇩Bengali

বমি বমি ভাব

মন খারাপ এবং বমি বমি ভাব করা

🇮🇳Tamil

குமட்டல்

வருத்தம் மற்றும் குமட்டல்

🇮🇳Telugu

వికారం

కలత మరియు వికారం కలిగించు

🇮🇳Marathi

मळमळ

अस्वस्थ होणे आणि मळमळ होणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉબકા

અસ્વસ્થ અને ઉબકા આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಾಕರಿಕೆ

ಅಸಮಾಧಾನ ಮತ್ತು ವಾಕರಿಕೆ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഓക്കാനം

അസ്വസ്ഥമാക്കുകയും ഓക്കാനം ഉണ്ടാക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਤਲੀ

ਪਰੇਸ਼ਾਨ ਅਤੇ ਕੱਚਾ ਬਣਾਉ

🇵🇰Urdu

متلی

پریشان اور متلی کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

令人作呕的

心烦意乱并令人恶心

🇯🇵Japanese

吐き気がする

動揺して吐き気を催す

🇰🇷Korean

메스꺼움

속상하고 속이 메스꺼워진다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

buồn nôn

khó chịu và làm buồn nôn

🇹🇭Thai

น่าสะอิดสะเอียน

หงุดหงิดและทำให้คลื่นไส้

🇮🇩Indonesian

membuat mual

kesal dan membuat mual

🇵🇭Filipino

nakakasuka

nagagalit at nasusuka

🇲🇾Malay

mual

kecewa dan mual

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مقرف

منزعج ويجعل بالغثيان

🇮🇷Persian

حالت تهوع آور

ناراحت و حالت تهوع

🇹🇷Turkish

mide bulandırıcı

üzülmek ve midesini bulandırmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

בחילה

להרגיז ולעשות בחילה

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