nausea
noun/ˈnɔːziə/
/ˈnɔːziə/
[uncountable]- the feeling that you have when you want to vomit, for example because you are sick or are shocked or frightened by something
- A wave of nausea swept over her.
- Nausea and vomiting are common symptoms.
Extra ExamplesTopics Health problemsc2- I was overcome by waves of nausea.
- Some people have nausea and vomiting after surgery.
- The nausea had passed and I felt better.
- That part of the film left me with a feeling of nausea.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- severe
- mild
- slight
- …
- wave
- experience
- feel
- have
- …
- come over somebody
- hit somebody
- sweep over somebody
- …
- a feeling of nausea
Word Originlate Middle English: via Latin from Greek nausia, from naus ‘ship’.Want to learn more?
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