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nausea

/ˈnɔzi.ə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.54 in modern English

Syllables
nau-sea
IPA
/ˈnɔzi.ə/
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

noun

Strong dislike or disgust.

Uncountable

noun

Motion sickness.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English nausea, a borrowing from Latin nausea, from Ancient Greek ναυσία (nausía, “sea-sickness”), from ναῦς (naûs, “ship”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₂-. Displaced native Old English wlǣtta.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: nausea, ναυσία, *(s)neh₂-

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈnɔzi.ə/
  • British English: /ˈnɔːzɪə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

nauseas (plural) nauseae (plural) nauseæ (plural)

Derived Forms

antinausea nauseate nauseous

Phrases

ad nauseam

Frequently Paired Words

ad nauseam nautical

Synonyms

sickness

Questions

How do you pronounce nausea?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɔzi.ə/.
What does nausea mean?
A feeling of illness or discomfort in the digestive system, usually characterized by a strong urge to vomit.
Where does nausea come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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