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as in sickness
a disturbed condition of the stomach in which one feels like vomiting
symptoms include fever accompanied by a loss of appetite and nausea
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as in disgust
a dislike so strong as to cause stomach upset or queasiness
such graphic scenes of senseless violence fill me with nausea
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Recent Examples of nausea
Migraine headaches are often debilitating, and they are accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and/or sensitivity to light, sound, and movement.
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Brigid Dwyer, Verywell Health, 19 May 2025
Common effects include nausea, vomiting and extreme sensitivity to light and sound.
—Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2025
Those experiencing hypoglycemia can experience a range of symptoms, including shakiness, sweating, headaches, hunger, nausea, fatigue and an irregular or fast heartbeat, per the Mayo Clinic.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 16 May 2025
Healthy persons infected with salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
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Brigid Dwyer, Verywell Health, 19 May 2025
Common effects include nausea, vomiting and extreme sensitivity to light and sound.
—Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2025
Those experiencing hypoglycemia can experience a range of symptoms, including shakiness, sweating, headaches, hunger, nausea, fatigue and an irregular or fast heartbeat, per the Mayo Clinic.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 16 May 2025
Healthy persons infected with salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nausea
Noun
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Luther is shown struggling with a sickness early in the movie.—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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Organic materials like wood and oil that don’t fully burn can leave polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons — or PAHs — which can harm the immune system and cause sickness in the short term and cancer in the long term.—
Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
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His mood wavers between disgust and disdain, and his people skills were not improved by nearly dying in an ambush that left one policeman dead and Morck’s partner, Detective Sergeant Hardy (Jamie Sives), in a wheelchair.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
29 May 2025
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In fact, research has found that some animal species may indeed use wit to strengthen their bonds in the same way that many have the capacity for love, fear, sorrow, guilt, anger, shame, disgust and empathy – and that primates smile and some rats can giggle.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
Noun
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No more tolerance of hatred, no more mercy for criminals.—
Sarah Beth Hensley,
ABC News,
28 May 2025
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Antisemitism, hatred and terrorism must be stopped, lest our civilization fall into the abyss.—
Diane Gensler,
Baltimore Sun,
26 May 2025
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In a classic horror premise (a school dance in the ’80s, no less), a killer is picking off Shadyside High’s prom-queen candidates one by one.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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Signature Entertainment has acquired the U.K. and Irish rights to horror film Eye for an Eye from HanWay Films, The Hollywood Reporter can exclusively reveal.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
23 May 2025
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“Nausea.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nausea. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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