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as in sickness
a disturbed condition of the stomach in which one feels like vomiting
symptoms include fever accompanied by a loss of appetite and nausea
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as in disgust
a dislike so strong as to cause stomach upset or queasiness
such graphic scenes of senseless violence fill me with nausea
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Recent Examples of nausea
High doses of zinc can cause nausea, headaches, dizziness, and loss of appetite.11
Herbal Supplements for Hormone Balance
Certain herbal supplements can also help balance hormone levels.
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Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 9 Mar. 2025
Some people with the disease may also have headaches, dizziness and chills, as well as nausea or other abdominal problems.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
The character may have changed due to my constant nausea.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 3 Mar. 2025
High doses of turmeric or curcumin can cause liver toxicity and side effects such as headaches, rashes, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, and abdominal pain.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 3 Mar. 2025
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Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 9 Mar. 2025
Some people with the disease may also have headaches, dizziness and chills, as well as nausea or other abdominal problems.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
The character may have changed due to my constant nausea.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 3 Mar. 2025
High doses of turmeric or curcumin can cause liver toxicity and side effects such as headaches, rashes, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, and abdominal pain.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nausea
Noun
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Hospitals were working through the logistical challenges of preparing for an onslaught of patients with a sickness doctors barely understood.—
Erica E. Phillips,
Hartford Courant,
12 Mar. 2025
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Exposure joined hunger and sickness to complete the task of mass killing.—
Fintan O'Toole,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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The new footage opens with Happy Gilmore expressing disgust at a bust of his head, which sits alongside those of real golfers like Arnold Palmer and Tiger Woods.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA TODAY,
18 Mar. 2025
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That thought has become a point of great debate, and now increasing disgust, with the Cowboys, whomever their quarterback.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Mar. 2025
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Even if those two men didn’t make it out of Europe alive, the unspeakable acts carried out in the name of Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich would still live on in infamy, reminding humanity what blind hatred and xenophobia could lead to if a society wasn’t careful.—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Venerable baby boomer Kevin Bacon plays the titular bounty hunter Hub Halloran, a proud Georgia man with little tolerance for tomfoolery and a hatred of the Red Sox.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA TODAY,
17 Mar. 2025
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And Laurie pretty much tells her all of that, much to Kate’s horror.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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As the friendly Brits look on in horror, Alex is detained by the conductor, who locks her up in the laundry room.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Nausea.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nausea. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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