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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).

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