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Definition –

 

n. signs of the illness include fever, disgust, queasiness, and vomiting.

n. a disturbed condition of the stomach in which one feels like vomiting.

n. Nausea is the condition of feeling sick and the feeling that you are going to vomit.

 

E.g. –

  • A person feels nausea before vomiting.
  • Some people feel nausea on rides and swings. Are you one of them?

 

In Hindi – n. मिचली (michali), ओकाई (okaI), उबकाई (ubakaI), मतली (matali), मचली (machali), मितली (mitali).

 



Phonetics Pronunciation –     uk  /ˈnɔːziə/       us  /ˈnɔːziə/

Nausea.

 

Synonym aversion, disgust, distaste, horror, loathing, repugnance, repulsion, revulsion, qualmishness, queasiness, queerness, sickness, squeamishness…

Antonym appetite, bent, fancy, fondness, like, liking, love, penchant, predilection, propensity, relish, taste…

 

Cognate Word –

  • adj. Nauseant
  • n. Nauseant
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