queasiness

quea·sy

also quea·zy Q0022900 (kwē′zē)adj. quea·si·er, quea·si·est also quea·zi·er or quea·zi·est 1. Experiencing nausea; nauseated.2. Easily nauseated.3. Causing nausea; sickening: the queasy lurch of an airplane during a storm.4. a. Causing uneasiness.b. Uneasy; troubled.5. a. Easily troubled.b. Ill at ease; squeamish: "He is not queasy about depicting mass violence, in some circumstances, as a legitimate instrument of social transformation" (Shaul Bakhash).

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[Middle English coisy, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]

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quea′si·ly adv.quea′si·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	queasiness - a mild state of nauseasqueamishness, qualmnausea, sickness - the state that precedes vomiting
	2.	queasiness - inability to rest or relax or be stillrestlessness, uneasinessnervousness - a sensitive or highly strung temperamentjactation, jactitation - (pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness

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