NAUSEA: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for NAUSEA?

Need another word that means the same as “nausea”? Find 13 synonyms and 30 related words for “nausea” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Nausea” are: sickness, biliousness, queasiness, disgust, revulsion, repugnance, repulsion, distaste, aversion, loathing, abhorrence, detestation, odium

Nausea as a Noun

Definitions of "Nausea" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “nausea” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The state that precedes vomiting.
• A feeling of loathing or disgust.
• Disgust so strong it makes you feel sick.
• A feeling of sickness with an inclination to vomit.

Synonyms of "Nausea" as a noun (13 Words)

abhorrence	A feeling of revulsion; disgusted loathing. The thought of marrying him filled her with abhorrence.
aversion	The act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away. My dog s pet aversion is visitors particularly males.
biliousness	A disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger.
detestation	A detested person or thing. Wordsworth s detestation of aristocracy.
disgust	Strong feelings of dislike. Some of the audience walked out in disgust.
distaste	Mild dislike or aversion. Harry nurtured a distaste for all things athletic.
loathing	A feeling of intense dislike or disgust; hatred. The thought filled him with loathing.
odium	State of disgrace resulting from detestable behavior. He incurred widespread odium for military failures and government corruption.
queasiness	A mild state of nausea.
repugnance	Intense aversion. Our repugnance at the bleeding carcasses.
repulsion	The force by which bodies repel one another. Bond lengths are increased due to increasing repulsion between the atoms.
revulsion	A sense of disgust and loathing. News of the attack will be met with sorrow and revulsion.
sickness	The state of being ill. She was absent through sickness.

Usage Examples of "Nausea" as a noun

• A wave of nausea engulfed him.
• The stories will launch a wave of public nausea and outrage.

Associations of "Nausea" (30 Words)

ailment	An illness, typically a minor one. The doctor diagnosed a common stomach ailment.
airsickness	Motion sickness experienced while traveling by air (especially during turbulence.
dementia	A chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes caused by brain disease or injury and marked by memory disorders, personality changes, and impaired reasoning.
diarrhea	Frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor.
discomfort	Something that makes a person feel physically uncomfortable. The patient complained of discomfort in the left calf.
disgusting	Highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust. A disgusting smell.
disorient	Cause someone to lose their sense of direction disorientate. The inconsistencies of the narrative do more than merely disorient and challenge the reader.
displeasing	Causing annoyance or dissatisfaction; disagreeable. It was not entirely displeasing to be the centre of such a drama.
dizziness	A sensation of spinning around and losing one’s balance. The medicine can cause dizziness or nausea.
dizzy	Make dizzy or giddy. He looked around dizzy with happiness.
epilepsy	A neurological disorder marked by sudden recurrent episodes of sensory disturbance, loss of consciousness, or convulsions, associated with abnormal electrical activity in the brain.
fatigue	A lessening in one’s response to or enthusiasm for something, caused by overexposure. The nails have become rusted through or fatigued.
giddiness	An impulsive scatterbrained manner. Symptoms include nausea vomiting and giddiness.
hateful	Very unpleasant. That hateful arrogant woman.
headache	A continuous pain in the head. I ve got a splitting headache.
ill	Presaging ill fortune. A look on her face which boded ill for anyone who crossed her path.
migraine	A recurrent throbbing headache that typically affects one side of the head and is often accompanied by nausea and disturbed vision. An attack of migraine.
nauseating	Causing or liable to cause a feeling of nausea or disgust; disgusting. The stench was nauseating.
nauseous	Disgusting or offensive. This nauseous account of a court case.
numbness	The trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally. Tingling and numbness in the left arm.
pain	Cause mental or physical pain to. Chest pains.
sickening	Causing great annoyance or disappointment. A sickening stench.
sickness	Defectiveness or unsoundness. A sickness allowance.
squeamish	Easily made to feel sick or disgusted. I ve always been squeamish about bugs.
stomach	The stomach viewed as the seat of hunger nausea anxiety or other unsettling feelings. He cannot stomach raw fish.
stupor	A state of near-unconsciousness or insensibility. Someone stole his wallet while he was in a drunken stupor.
syncope	The loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo’c’sle’ for `forecastle.
unsightly	Unpleasant to look at; ugly. Unsightly billboards.
vertigo	A reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall.
vomiting	The reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth.