queasiness

quea·sy also quea·zy  (kwz)

adj. quea·si·er also quea·zi·er, quea·si·est also quea·zi·est

1. Experiencing nausea; nauseated.

2. Easily nauseated.

3. Causing nausea; sickening: the queasy lurch of an airplane during a storm.

4.

a. Causing uneasiness.

b. Uneasy; troubled.

5.

a. Easily troubled.

b. Ill at ease; squeamish: "He is not queasy about depicting mass violence, in some circumstances, as a legitimate instrument of social transformation" (Shaul Bakhash).

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[Middle English coisy, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]

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queasi·ly adv.

queasi·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	queasiness - a mild state of nausea squeamishness, qualm nausea, sickness - the state that precedes vomiting
	2.	queasiness - inability to rest or relax or be still restlessness, uneasiness nervousness - a sensitive or highly strung temperament jactation, jactitation - (pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness

Translations

queasiness [ˈkwiːzɪnɪs] N

1. (= nausea) → náuseas fpl, sensación f de mareo
the anaesthetic may cause a little queasiness → la anestesia puede producirle ligeras náuseas or una ligera sensación de mareo
a feeling of queasiness → una sensación de mareo

2. (= unease) → intranquilidad f

queasiness [ˈkwiːzinɪs] n (= nausea) → nausée f

queasiness

n → Übelkeit f

queasiness [ˈkwiːzɪnɪs] n → nausea