nauseating
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5.1
- adjective
- /ˈnɔːziˌeɪtɪŋ/
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nauseabundo
- The smell of the spoiled milk was nauseating, making me gag.
- nauseating smell
- nauseating odor
- nauseating stench
Because nausea is not reality, so virtual reality shouldn't be nauseating.
- Because nausea is not reality, so virtual reality shouldn't be nauseating.
- Just like with food preferences, we, we find certain things delectable and other things nauseating.
- You man, this might be a little nauseating.
- The overproduction of art has been just nauseating.
- I mean, it's just, it is so nauseating the the constant performative parenting online.
- Yes, they're all, I mean, everything about the Republicans, particularly the alpha male Republicans, is nauseating.
- Sister class, I had the worst cramps, which I didn't know what was cramps, but I'm like, this is the weirdest nauseating feeling.
- And so I, I got a studio and started painting and then I got a show, which is at once thrilling and absolutely nauseating.
- I don't this you, you Brits with your with your poetry, even when it's nauseating.
Examples
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As soon as he unlocked the door, a nauseating stench greeted him.
Blog text (5) -
It's nauseating to think that I must take the same action as you.
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And I found that kind of thing pretty nauseating, so...
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Your nauseating breakfast is getting cold.
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Eventually, we were led out to a tiny plane for what was a pretty nauseating flight.
Blog text (12) -
Look at that thing, that nauseating bug.
Fiction book (1995) -
I admire that you've shown how nauseating it is that anyone would take this position.
Blog text (13) -
That is so nauseating.
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What a nauseating prospect.
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Her huge vats of melted chocolate, shown at the Serpentine Gallery in the mid-1990s, were both seductive and nauseating.
Academic text (2001)
Synonyms
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1.5
Very bad or frightening in a way that makes you feel upset
531
1.3
Causing a strong feeling of dislike or making you feel sick
87
5.6
Causing shock and strong disgust because it is very bad
59
5.5
Causing strong dislike or disgust, like a very bad smell
50
5.1
That causes a strong feeling of wanting to vomit or of disgust
30
4.6
Something that makes people feel dislike or disgust
22
6.8
Not pleasant to taste or smell
15
5.3
Having a bad smell or taste that bothers you
7
4.1
A very strong stink that makes you want to move away
6
4.9
Very unpleasant and likely to make you feel disgusted
3
4.4
A smell or taste that makes you feel sick
1
9.9
A very strong, unpleasant smell that can make you ill
1
8.7
Very disgusting and likely to make someone want to throw up
Antonyms
How Nauseating
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Morphology
Etymology
Nauseating comes from the old Greek word nausia meaning 'seasickness', from naus 'ship'. So, think of the sick feeling people had on boats: something nauseating makes you 'feel sick' or disgusted, and you can see the same ship root in words like navigate and navy.