nau|sea

nau|sea
nau|sea «N shuh, -shee uh, -see uh», noun.
1. the feeling that one is about to vomit.
2. seasickness: »

Most of the ship's passengers were seized with nausea during the storm at sea.

3. Figurative. extreme disgust; loathing: »

... sated to nausea as we have been with the doctrines of sentimentality (Scott).

SYNONYM(S): repugnance.
[< Latin nausea < Greek nausíā < naûs ship. See etym. of doublet noise. (Cf.noise)]

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