nauseous

== English == === Etymology === From Latin nauseōsus (“causing nausea”), corresponding synchronically to nausea +‎ -ous. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈnɔːziːəs/, /ˈnɔːsiːəs/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈnɔʃəs/, /ˈnɔʒəs/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈnɑʃəs/, /ˈnɑʒəs/ === Adjective === nauseous (comparative more nauseous, superlative most nauseous) Causing nausea; sickening or disgusting. [from 17th c.] (obsolete) Inclined to nausea; sickly, squeamish. [17th c.] (proscribed) Afflicted with nausea; sick. [from 19th c.] ==== Usage notes ==== Some state that nauseous should be used as synonymous with nauseating. AHD4 notes that that in common usage, nauseous is synonymous with nauseated. ==== Synonyms ==== nauseating - causing disgust rather than nausea ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== nauseated - afflicted with nausea queasy