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nauseated

nauseated

10 4.5
Feeling sick and likely to vomit
  • adjective
  • /ˈnɔːziˌeɪtɪd/
translation icon : con náuseas
  • After the roller coaster ride, I felt so nauseated that I had to sit down.

So in this big shift, they become nauseated.

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Examples

  • I should have been ecstatic right then, but I was nauseated.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Some people report feeling ill at ease, even nauseated, as the low-frequency tones vibrate through their bodies in the dimness.

    Academic text (2011)
  • I feel a little nauseated.

  • We were equally nauseated by each other, so we left well enough alone.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • If before I'd been too excited to eat, now I was too nauseated.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Instead of answering, Dr. Bob said, "Have you been feeling nauseated?"

    Fiction book (2001)
  • I can't bear to see it and it makes me feel nauseated.

  • I stood, abruptly nauseated, afraid to read any further.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • He was pretty nauseated and awfully weak.

  • I've fallen out on runs before for several reasons... such as feeling dizzy or nauseated.

Synonyms

sick
vsnauseated
579 1.0

Feeling like you might throw up

is focused on the immediate urge to vomit rather than broad sickness
nauseous
vsnauseated
66 4.4

Feeling like you will be sick

is the same feeling but expressed in a more neutral way
queasy
vsnauseated
30 4.1

Feeling sick and likely to throw up

is a clearer, stronger sensation of wanting to vomit rather than mild unease
sickish
vsnauseated
1 6.7

Slightly ill in the stomach and likely to throw up

is a more definite vomiting feeling rather than a faint sickness
barfy
vsnauseated
  • Informal
1 8.9

Feeling like you will throw up or making someone feel like that

is the same sensation described in neutral or standard language
vomity
vsnauseated
8.8

Feeling like you are about to throw up

is the same bodily sensation rather than a descriptive label
qualmish
vsnauseated
9.9

Feeling slightly sick or disgusted after seeing something unpleasant

is centered on the physical urge to vomit rather than mixed unease or disgust

Antonyms

142 1.0

In good health after being ill or hurt

How Sick

unwell
18 1.0
nauseated
10 4.5
queasy
7 4.8

Surface Forms

nauseated positive

Morphology

nauseated = nauseate (transparent) = nauseate + ed

Formed from the verb 'nauseate' with the regular adjectival/past-participial suffix '-ed', so the meaning is directly derived from the base verb.

Etymology

The word nauseated comes from a Greek root naus meaning 'ship', because it first described the sick feeling people get on boats. So to be nauseated is to feel like you might vomit, the same sick feeling as 'seasickness'.