nausea

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  1. noun A feeling of sickness in the stomach characterized by an urge to vomit. See Usage Note at nauseous.
  2. noun Strong aversion; disgust.

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  • I went with pretence of care, pausing now and then as if thoughtful, but the nausea was almost snaking me. —  Paid and Loving Eyes - Lovejoy - Jonathan Gash
  • The Hunter, feeling this condition start almost immediately after the accident, had tightened around the blood vessels as he had before around Bob's muscles, save that this tune he administered the pressure intermittently—timing the squeezes to synchronize with the beating of Bob's hart; and his host had never even felt the nausea which is one of the first warnings of shock. —  Clement, Hal - Needle.htm
  • Slight redness and swelling in the treated area, minor bruising, nausea, and headache can occur after BOTOX treatment. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • * When combined with certain antidepressants, St. John's wort may increase side effects such as nausea, anxiety, headache, and confusion. —  Find Me A Cure
  • All the nausea, all the bloating, all the heartburn, I haven't experienced any of it for over a week. —  dooce® main feed
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  1. Middle English, from Latin, from Greek nautiā, nausiē, seasickness, from nautēs, sailor, from naus, ship; see nāu- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. = French nausée = Spanish náusea = Portuguese Italian nausea, from Latin nausea, nausia, from Greek ναυσία, ναυτία, seasickness, nausea, disgust, from ναῡς, a ship: see nave.
 

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