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nauseating

[naw-zee-ey-ting, -zhee-, -see-, -shee-] / ˈnɔ ziˌeɪ tɪŋ, -ʒi-, -si-, -ʃi- /


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It was infested with rats and cockroaches, and smelt "nauseating".

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

“Remember what you want to avoid: the nauseating feeling of having wasted a block of time,” she writes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

In the paper, they note something that sounds straight from a witch’s journal: “the strongest and most nauseating odor was observed towards midnight, attracting many flies, ants, moths and roaches.”

From Salon • May 27, 2025

As night fell, I switched back to my original Twitter account, and sunk deep into that familiar, nauseating exasperation.

From Slate • Mar. 8, 2025

And that’s when I remember, with a nauseating feeling, the pendant in my pocket.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu