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nauseatingness

nauseatingness

9.4
A strong feeling that makes you feel sick because of a bad taste or smell
  • noun
  • /ˈnɔːziˌeɪtɪŋnəs/
translation icon : nauseosidad
  • The nauseatingness of the spoiled food drove everyone out of the kitchen.

Examples

  • She couldn't bear the nauseatingness of the medicine's flavor.

  • The film captured the nauseatingness of the scene so effectively that some viewers felt ill.

  • The nauseatingness of the spoiled food made everyone feel sick.

  • Her nauseatingness towards the smell of fish was evident.

  • The nauseatingness of the spoiled food drove everyone out of the kitchen.

  • The film captured the nauseatingness of the scene so effectively that some viewers felt ill.

  • She couldn't bear the nauseatingness of the medicine's flavor.

Synonyms

unpleasantness
vsnauseatingness
17 4.2

A feeling of discomfort or dislike

is more specific, highlighting nausea from taste or smell rather than general discomfort
grossness
vsnauseatingness
1 5.6

A rude or crude way of acting, speaking and dressing

is more sensory, specifically producing nausea from taste or smell
disgustingness
vsnauseatingness
1 6.5

How gross or unpleasant something is

is more about sensory nausea from taste or smell rather than moral disgust
horribleness
vsnauseatingness
1 5.9

A very unpleasant, shocking state that causes fear or disgust

is specifically tied to sensory nausea and strong disgust from taste or smell
repulsiveness
vsnauseatingness
1 7.0

A strong feeling of disgust that makes you want to move away

is narrower, centring on causing nausea especially from taste or smell
loathsomeness
vsnauseatingness
1 9.1

A strong feeling that something is very unpleasant or disgusting

adds a specific link to sickness from taste or smell
stinkiness
vsnauseatingness
1 4.3

A strong unpleasant smell that makes people move away

links that bad odor to causing nausea and extreme disgust
nauseousness
vsnauseatingness
7.6

A quality that makes people feel sick or disgusted

is specifically about intense disgust from taste or smell causing sickness
sickeningness
vsnauseatingness
9.4

A strong feeling of disgust caused by a bad taste, often from food or drink

focuses more narrowly on smell or taste as the nausea source
unsavoriness
vsnauseatingness
  • US
8.8

A very unpleasant taste or smell that makes you reject food

goes further to include physical nausea caused by those senses
unpalatability
vsnauseatingness
8.6

A bad taste that makes you not want to eat something

intensifies that idea to include nausea and severe disgust
unpalatableness
vsnauseatingness
9.1

A quality of food or drink that tastes bad

extends bad taste to produce nausea and intense disgust
unappetizingness
vsnauseatingness
9.3

A quality of food that makes people not want to eat it

goes beyond lack of appetite to cause nausea or strong disgust
acridness
vsnauseatingness
8.1

A strong, bitter smell or taste that burns the nose

is more about that sting causing nausea and deep disgust
acridity
vsnauseatingness
9.6

A strong sharp taste or smell that feels unpleasant

focuses specifically on that irritation leading to nausea and disgust
malodorousness
vsnauseatingness
8.9

A strong, unpleasant smell that is easy to notice

is similar but stresses that smell actually causes nausea
distastefulness
vsnauseatingness
6.1

Being unpleasant or offensive and making people feel dislike

is narrower, focusing on causing sickness from taste or smell
horridness
vsnauseatingness
7.7

A very unpleasant quality that shocks people

adds sensory detail, focusing on taste or smell causing nausea

Antonyms

2 3.4

A feeling that something is nice and enjoyable

How Nauseating

nauseatingness
9.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

nauseatingness = nauseating (transparent) = nauseate + ing + ness

Forming a noun from the adjective 'nauseating' with the regular suffix '-ness' yields a predictable meaning.

Etymology

The word nauseatingness comes from nausea, a word meaning 'sickness' or 'sea-sickness', like the sick feeling on a rocking boat, and -ing plus -ness turn it into a state or quality. So, nauseatingness is the 'quality' of making someone feel sick or very disgusted, which explains its use for strong unpleasant tastes, smells, or scenes.