nausea
nounfeminine/nɐw.ˈzɛ.ɐ/medium
náu·se·a
Definition
A feeling of sickness in the stomach with an inclination to vomit; disgust, deep aversion.
The rocking of the boat caused him severe nausea.
That politician's hypocrisy fills me with nausea.
Common collocations
feeling of nauseacause nauseawaves of nausea
Idiomatic expressions
- to feel nauseous (to feel sick)
- to make someone nauseous (to cause disgust)
Etymology
Do latim 'nausea', por sua vez do grego 'nausía' (enjoo de mar).