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🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

nauseato

Pronunciation / Transliteration: nauˈzeato

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Nauseous/ˈnɔː.zi.əs/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Si è sentito nauseato durante il viaggio in macchina."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Affected with a feeling of nausea or a sickly feeling in the stomach; inclined to vomit.

    "The rough boat ride left several passengers feeling quite nauseous."
  2. 2

    Causing nausea or disgust; sickening.

    "A nauseous odor drifted from the decaying waste in the alley."
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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'nauseosus', originating from 'nausea' (seasickness), which traces back to the Ancient Greek 'naus' (ship). Originally entering English in the early 17th century, it historically meant 'causing nausea', though its common usage has widely expanded to also mean 'experiencing nausea'.

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