NAUSEA

nausea

(noun) disgust so strong it makes you feel sick

nausea, sickness

(noun) the state that precedes vomiting

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

nausea (countable and uncountable, plural nauseas or nauseae or nauseæ)

A feeling of illness or discomfort in the digestive system, usually characterized by a strong urge to vomit.

Strong dislike or disgust.

Motion sickness.

Source: Wiktionary


Nau"se*a ( or , n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. Nave of a church, and cf. Noise.]

Definition: Seasickness; hence, any similar sickness of the stomach accompanied with a propensity to vomit; qualm; squeamishness of the stomach; loathing.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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RECREANT

(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”


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