Nauseous
ˈnɔːziəs
Definitions
2 meaningsAffected with nausea; feeling sick.
ˈnɔːziəs
Feeling sick to your stomach; experiencing nausea.
The rollercoaster made me feel nauseous.
💡 Simply: Feeling like you're going to throw up, like when you're on a roller coaster or smell something really bad. For instance, if you feel icky in your tummy, you're nauseous.
👶 For kids: Feeling like your tummy wants to throw up.
More Examples
She became nauseous from the strong fumes.
I felt nauseous after eating too much cake.
How It's Used
"The patient felt nauseous after the chemotherapy treatment."
"The smell of the garbage made me feel nauseous."
Causing or tending to cause nausea.
ˈnɔːziəs
Causing nausea.
The nauseous fumes from the factory made the residents sick.
💡 Simply: Something that makes you feel like you're going to throw up, like a really bad smell or something you ate that didn't agree with you. For example, that nauseous smell made everyone leave the room.
👶 For kids: Something that makes you feel like you want to throw up.
More Examples
The nauseous taste of the medicine made it hard to swallow.
A nauseous odor filled the air.
How It's Used
"The nauseous medication had to be taken with food."
"The nauseous odor filled the entire room."
Idioms & expressions
feel nauseous
To experience nausea.
"I started to feel nauseous on the boat."
nauseous smell
A bad smell that causes nausea.
"The nauseous smell coming from the trash can was terrible."
From Latin *nausea* ('seasickness'), influenced by the suffix -ous, indicating a state or quality.
The word 'nauseous' has been used since the early 17th century, originally referring to causing nausea, with the meaning 'affected with nausea' evolving later.
Memory tip
Imagine 'nose' and 'seasickness.' If your nose is seasick, you're nauseous!