单词 | nauseous |
释义 | nauseous[ naw-shuhs, -zee-uhs ] / ˈnɔ ʃəs, -zi əs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR nauseous ON THESAURUS.COM adjectiveaffected with nausea; nauseated: to feel nauseous. causing nausea; sickening; nauseating: a nausous smell. disgusting; loathsome: a nauseous display of greed. VIDEO FOR NAUSEOUSWATCH NOW: How Do You Use The Words "Nauseous" And "Nauseated"?Does anyone know how to use the words "nauseated" and "nauseous" correctly? Let us try to explain. Origin of nauseousFirst recorded in 1595–1605; from Latin nauseōsus; see nausea, -ous SYNONYMS FOR nauseous3 revolting, nasty, repellent, abhorrent, detestable, despicable, repulsive. SEE SYNONYMS FOR nauseous ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR nauseous3 delightful. SEE ANTONYMS FOR nauseous ON THESAURUS.COM words often confused with nauseousThe two literal senses of nauseous, “affected with nausea” ( to feel nauseous ) and “causing nausea” ( a nauseous smell ), appear in English at almost the same time in the early 17th century, and both senses are in standard use at the present time. Nauseous is more common than nauseated in the sense “affected with nausea,” despite recent objections by those who imagine the sense to be new. In the sense “causing nausea,” either literally or figuratively, nauseating has become more common than nauseous : a nauseating smell. OTHER WORDS FROM nauseousnau·seous·ly, adverbnau·seous·ness, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH nauseousnauseated, nauseous (see confusables note at the current entry)Words nearby nauseousnausea gravidarum, nauseant, nauseate, nauseated, nauseating, nauseous, Nausicaä, naut., nautch, Nautes, nautical Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for nauseousBritish Dictionary definitions for nauseousnauseous / (ˈnɔːzɪəs, -sɪ-) / adjectivefeeling sick causing nausea distasteful to the mind or senses; repulsive Derived forms of nauseousnauseously, adverbnauseousness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for nauseousnauseous [ nô′shəs, -zē-əs ] adj.Causing nausea. Affected with nausea. Other words from nauseousnau′seous•ly adv.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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