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nauseous

[naw-shuhs, -zee-uhs] / ˈnɔ ʃəs, -zi əs /


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On the few times I have risked it, I’ve come home nauseous, and with a pounding headache, itchy red eyes, and lungs that feel inflamed and like they won’t quite fill up all the way.

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2026

Fifty-six years ago today I was a nauseous pregnant bride in a Las Vegas roadside wedding chapel with Francis and eight members of our families.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

If that makes you a little sick, if the whole thing feels a little unclean, that’s only because the internet has become a nauseous, infested place.

From Salon • Nov. 7, 2025

A tangle of light above a black silhouette of a palm tree emits a sulfurous glow, its nauseous beauty balanced on the tip of potential annihilation.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

The sinking pit of dread in my stomach left me nauseous.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy