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Definition of nauseous adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

nauseous

adjective
 
/ˈnɔːziəs/
 
/ˈnɔːʃəs/
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  1. feeling as if you want to vomit
    • She felt dizzy and nauseous.
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  2. making you feel as if you want to vomit
    • a nauseous smell
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  3. Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin nauseosus (from nausea ‘seasickness’).
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