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nauseous
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nauseous
(adjective)
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nauseous
/
ˈ
nɑːʃəs/
/
ˈ
nɑːzijəs/
adjective
nauseous
/
ˈ
nɑːʃəs/
/
ˈ
nɑːzijəs/
adjective
Learner's definition of NAUSEOUS
[
more nauseous; most nauseous
]
1
:
feeling like you are about to vomit
The smell of gasoline makes me
nauseous
.
I began to feel
nauseous
.
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causing you to feel like you are going to vomit
the
nauseous
[=(more commonly)
nauseating
] smell of rotting garbage
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3
:
causing disgust
the
nauseous
[=(more commonly)
nauseating
] spectacle of politicians blaming each other
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