Nausea

Pronunciation: /ˈnɔːziə/

Definitions of nausea

noun a feeling of sickness with an inclination to vomit

Example Sentences

A1 She felt nausea after eating the spoiled food.

A2 The roller coaster ride gave him nausea.

B1 Nausea is a common side effect of chemotherapy.

B2 The strong smell of the chemicals caused her to experience nausea.

C1 The astronaut felt nausea during the space mission due to zero gravity.

C2 The extreme turbulence on the flight caused severe nausea among the passengers.

Examples of nausea in a Sentence

formal The patient experienced severe nausea after taking the new medication.

informal I felt a wave of nausea after riding the roller coaster.

slang That food gave me major nausea, dude.

figurative The nauseating smell of the garbage made me want to leave immediately.

Grammatical Forms of nausea

• past tense: nauseated
• plural: nauseas
• comparative: more nauseous
• superlative: most nauseous
• present tense: nauseates
• future tense: will nauseate
• perfect tense: have nauseated
• continuous tense: is nauseating
• singular: nausea
• positive degree: nauseous
• infinitive: to nauseate
• gerund: nauseating
• participle: nauseated

Origin and Evolution of nausea

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'nausea' originated from the Latin word 'nausea' which means seasickness or feeling of sickness.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'nausea' has come to be used to describe the feeling of sickness or discomfort in the stomach, regardless of its origin, rather than specifically related to seasickness.