nausea
n. uncountable B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈnɔziə// UK //nˈɔːsɪɐ// nau·sea
n. a feeling of sickness that makes you want to vomit. You might feel this when you are ill, dizzy, or have eaten something bad.
n. a sensation of unease and discomfort in the stomach, typically accompanied by an urge to vomit.
The strong smell caused nausea.
She felt nausea after eating the spicy food.
The motion sickness induced a wave of nausea that made it impossible for him to read the map.
From Middle English nausea, a borrowing from Latin nausea, from Ancient Greek ναυσία (nausía, “sea-sickness”), from ναῦς (naûs, “ship”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₂-. Displaced native Old English wlǣtta.