nauseating

nau·se·at·ing

 (nô′zē-ā′tĭng, -zhē-, -sē-, -shē-)
adj.
1. Causing nausea; nauseous.
2. Causing disgust, loathing, or revulsion. See Usage Note at nauseous.

nau′se·at′ing·ly adv.
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nau•se•at•ing

(ˈnɔ ziˌeɪ tɪŋ, -ʒi-, -si-, -ʃi-)

adj.
1. causing nausea; nauseous.
2. such as to cause disgust, loathing, etc.
[1635–45]
nau′se•at`ing•ly, adv.
usage: See nauseous.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.nauseating - causing or able to cause nauseanauseating - causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench"
unwholesome - detrimental to physical or moral well-being; "unwholesome food"; "unwholesome habits like smoking"
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nauseating

adjective
1. disgusting, offensive, appalling, nasty, foul, revolting, sickening, ghastly, vile, obnoxious, repulsive, odious, repugnant, loathsome, abhorrent, abominable, stomach-churning, stomach-turning, repellant, sick-making The judge described the offences as nauseating and unspeakable.
2. sickening, foul, revolting, sickly, odious, stomach-churning, putrid, stomach-turning, emetic, sick-making the nauseating smell of rotting garbage
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nauseating

adjective
Extremely unpleasant to the senses or feelings:
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Translations
ekelerregend
εμετικός
écœurant
nauseante

nauseating

[ˈnɔːsɪeɪtɪŋ] ADJ [smell] → nauseabundo; [crime, violence, hypocrisy] → repugnante, asqueroso
it was nauseating to see itera repugnante or asqueroso verlo
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nauseating

[ˈnɔːzieɪtɪŋ] adj
[attitude, behaviour] → écœurant(e)
[smell, sight] → écœurant(e)
an ashtray full of old cigarette stubs, a nauseating sight → un cendrier plein de vieux mégots, une vision écœurante
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nauseating

adj sight, smell, violence, foodekelerregend; film, book, stylegrässlich; hypocrisywiderlich; personekelhaft, widerlich
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nauseating

[ˈnɔːzɪˌeɪtɪŋ] adjnauseante (fig) → disgustoso/a
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nauseating

a. nauseabundo-a.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

nauseating

adj asqueroso, nauseabundo, que causa náusea(s)
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