Nauseous — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

causing or able to cause nausea

feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈɔːsɪəs/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈɔːsɪəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈɔːsɪəs/

2 syllables Say it as /nˈɔːsɪəs/.

Examples

a nauseating smell
nauseous offal
a sickening stench

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

vile loathsome offensive sick sickening sickish noisome nauseating queasy nauseated

Parts of Speech

adjective	causing or able to cause nausea “a nauseating smell”
adjective	feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit

Word Forms

nauseatingness	noun	extreme unpalatability to the mouth
nausea	noun	disgust so strong it makes you feel sick
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
queasiness	noun	a mild state of nausea
sickness	noun	the state that precedes vomiting

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

übel

Übelkeit verursachen oder verursachen können

🇫🇷French

nauséeux

provoquant ou pouvant provoquer des nausées

🇪🇸Spanish

nauseabundo

causando o capaz de causar náuseas

🇮🇹Italian

nauseabondo

provocando o potendo provocare nausea

🇳🇱Dutch

misselijk

misselijkheid veroorzaken of kunnen veroorzaken

🇵🇹Portuguese

enjoado

causando ou capaz de causar náusea

🇷🇺Russian

тошнотворный

вызывающий или способный вызвать тошноту

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वमनजनक

मतली उत्पन्न करने वाला या उत्पन्न करने में सक्षम

🇧🇩Bengali

বমি বমি ভাব

বমি বমি ভাব ঘটাতে বা ঘটাতে সক্ষম

🇮🇳Tamil

குமட்டல்

குமட்டலை ஏற்படுத்தும் அல்லது ஏற்படுத்தும்

🇮🇳Telugu

వికారం

వికారం కలిగించడం లేదా కలిగించగలదు

🇮🇳Marathi

मळमळ

मळमळ होऊ शकते किंवा होऊ शकते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉબકા

ઉબકાનું કારણ બને છે અથવા સક્ષમ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಾಕರಿಕೆ

ವಾಕರಿಕೆ ಉಂಟುಮಾಡುವ ಅಥವಾ ಕಾರಣವಾಗಬಹುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഓക്കാനം

ഓക്കാനം ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്ന അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഉണ്ടാക്കാൻ കഴിയും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਤਲੀ

ਮਤਲੀ ਦਾ ਕਾਰਨ ਬਣਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਨ ਦੇ ਯੋਗ

🇵🇰Urdu

متلی

متلی کا سبب بننا یا اس کے قابل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

恶心的

引起或能够引起恶心

🇯🇵Japanese

吐き気がする

吐き気を引き起こす、または引き起こす可能性がある

🇰🇷Korean

메스꺼움

메스꺼움을 유발하거나 유발할 수 있음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

buồn nôn

gây ra hoặc có thể gây buồn nôn

🇹🇭Thai

คลื่นไส้

ทำให้เกิดหรือทำให้เกิดอาการคลื่นไส้ได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

mual

menyebabkan atau mampu menyebabkan mual

🇵🇭Filipino

nasusuka

nagdudulot o nagdudulot ng pagkahilo

🇲🇾Malay

loya

menyebabkan atau boleh menyebabkan loya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غثيان

تسبب أو قادرة على التسبب في الغثيان

🇮🇷Persian

حالت تهوع

باعث ایجاد یا ایجاد حالت تهوع می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

mide bulandırıcı

mide bulantısına neden olan veya neden olabilen

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַבְחִיל

גורם או יכול לגרום לבחילה

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