| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | nau·se·a |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  nô z - , -zh, -s-, -sh |
| NOUN: | 1. A feeling of sickness in the stomach characterized by an urge to vomit. See Usage Note at nauseous. 2. Strong aversion; disgust. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, from Latin, from Greek nauti , nausi, seasickness, from nauts, sailor, from naus, ship. See nu- in Appendix I.
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