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nauseating
adjective
: causing you to feel like you are going to vomit
: causing disgust
Full Definition of NAUSEATING
: causing nausea or especially disgust
— nau·se·at·ing·ly adverb
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First Known Use of NAUSEATING
1645
Related to NAUSEATING
- Synonyms
- abhorrent, abominable, appalling, awful, disgusting, distasteful, dreadful, evil, foul, fulsome, gross, hideous, horrendous, horrible, horrid, loathsome, nasty, offensive, nauseous, noisome, noxious, obnoxious, obscene, odious, rancid, repellent (also repellant), repugnant, repulsive, revolting, scandalous, shocking, sickening, ugly
- Antonyms
- innocuous, inoffensive
Rhymes with NAUSEATING
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