Nauseous vs Nauseatic what difference
what is difference between Nauseous and Nauseatic
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈnɔːzɪəs/, /ˈnɔːsɪəs/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈnɔːʃəs/
- (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈnɑːʃəs/
Etymology
From Latin nauseōsus (“causing nausea”), corresponding synchronically to nausea + -ous.
Adjective
nauseous (comparative more nauseous, superlative most nauseous)
- Causing nausea; sickening or disgusting. [from 17th c.]
- 1786, Hester Thrale Piozzi, Thraliana, 27 June:
- [T]he Italians grossness of Conversation is still very offensive & nauseous, tho’ long accustomed to it.
- 1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, I:
- And then what proper person can be partial / To all those nauseous epigrams of Martial?
- 1786, Hester Thrale Piozzi, Thraliana, 27 June:
- (obsolete) Inclined to nausea; sickly, squeamish. [17th c.]
- (sometimes proscribed) Afflicted with nausea; sick. [from 19th c.]
- 1848, Samuel Hahnemann, The Chronic Diseases, Their Specific Nature and Their Homeopathic Treatment: Antipsoric Remedies, Volume 2:
- After he had scarcely eaten enough, he felt nauseous; but nausea ceased as soon as he stopped eating entirely, …
- 1878, The North American Journal of Homeopathy, Volume 27:
- […] during stretching the patient felt nauseous …
- 2010, Tom Smith, The Guardian, 4 Sep 2010:
- Is it a myth that you shouldn’t drink alcohol while taking antibiotics? I often do and haven’t felt remotely nauseous.
- 1848, Samuel Hahnemann, The Chronic Diseases, Their Specific Nature and Their Homeopathic Treatment: Antipsoric Remedies, Volume 2:
Usage notes
Some state that nauseous should be used as synonymous with nauseating. AHD4 notes that that in common usage, nauseous is synonymous with nauseated.
Synonyms
- nauseating – causing disgust rather than nausea
Translations
See also
- nauseated – afflicted with nausea
- queasy
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌnɔːziˈætɪk/
Adjective
nauseatic (comparative more nauseatic, superlative most nauseatic)
- Having a feeling of nausea; nauseous
Synonyms
- nauseated
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