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# nausea

noun (nausea — uncountable)

«nausea» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The feeling that you are going to be sick (vomit). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nausea/#m1)
2. (formal) A strong feeling of disgust. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nausea/#m2)

### In the lessons

In health and first-aid lessons, nausea is a symptom of illness, car sickness, sea sickness or food poisoning. In everyday life people say «I feel sick» (UK) or «I feel nauseous» (US). Phrases: a wave of nausea, feel nausea, travel nausea.

### Examples

- The boat trip gave me nausea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nausea/#x1)
- Nausea is a common symptom of a stomach bug. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nausea/#x2)
- A wave of nausea came over her on the bus. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nausea/#x3)
- Ginger biscuits can help with nausea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nausea/#x4)
- Tell an adult if you have nausea and a bad headache. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nausea/#x5)
- The smell filled him with nausea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nausea/#x6)
- Looking out of the window can ease car nausea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nausea/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable: say «some nausea», not «a nausea». Said NAW-zee-uh or NAW-zhuh. Adjectives: nauseous (feeling sick; traditionally «causing sickness»), nauseating (disgusting). UK children usually say «I feel sick».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «nausea» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nausea/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«nausea» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nausea.html) on Mova free.