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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

While Mr. Party’s paintings are often nauseating at scale—vacuous portraits and landscapes in candy-store palettes—hitting his pieces with a shrink ray does wonders for them, and not just because there’s less to look at.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Around 2024, their mass torts business began booming, starting with the landfill lawsuits, in which the firm accused the operators of recklessly allowing nauseating odors.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2025

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

But it was a bumpy and nauseating ride—not to mention crowded.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple




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