nauseation


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Related to nauseation: nauseatingly, queasiness, wambling

nau·se·ate

 (nô′zē-āt′, -zhē-, -sē-, -shē-)
intr. & tr.v. nau·se·at·ed, nau·se·at·ing, nau·se·ates
1. To feel or cause to feel nausea. See Usage Note at nauseous.
2. To feel or cause to feel loathing or disgust. See Synonyms at disgust.
[Latin nauseāre, nauseāt-, from nausea, nausea; see nausea.]
nau′se·a′tion n.
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