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Added 10 October 2026

nauseous

/ˈnɔːziːəs/ adjective

Latin root: nauseōsus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about nauseous at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Causing or able to cause nausea.
a nauseating smell
Feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit.

Origin

From Latin nauseōsus (“causing nausea”), corresponding synchronically to nausea + -ous.

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