NAUSEA
Dictionary entry overview: What does nausea mean?
• NAUSEA (noun)
The noun NAUSEA has 2 senses:
1. the state that precedes vomiting
2. disgust so strong it makes you feel sick
Familiarity information: NAUSEA used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• NAUSEA (noun)
Meaning:
The state that precedes vomiting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
nausea; sickness
Hypernyms ("nausea" is a kind of...):
symptom ((medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nausea"):
kinetosis; motion sickness (the state of being dizzy or nauseated because of the motions that occur while traveling in or on a moving vehicle)
morning sickness (nausea early in the day; a characteristic symptom in the early months of pregnancy)
qualm; queasiness; squeamishness (a mild state of nausea)
Meaning:
Disgust so strong it makes you feel sick
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("nausea" is a kind of...):
disgust (strong feelings of dislike)
