nauseate
Make someone queasy
Nauseate means to cause someone to feel nausea—that queasy, stomach-turning sensation that precedes vomiting.
The smell of rotting garbage nauseated me.
The word extends readily to disgust or revulsion that isn't literally physical: His hypocrisy nauseates everyone who knows the truth.
The adjective nauseated describes someone experiencing nausea, while nauseating describes whatever causes it, though nauseous now serves both functions in casual speech.
Mildly sick to stomach
- sickUnwell or impressively cool
- vomitEject stomach contents
- retchGag involuntarily
- gagMouth restraint or jest
heave · dizzy · lightheaded · woozy · bilious · seasick · carsick · airsick
Disgust or pushing-away force
- revulsionIntense physical disgust
- loathingIntense, settled disgust
- abhorrenceExtreme hatred or disgust
- repugnanceIntense distaste or disgust
aversion · distaste · revolting · repulsive · repellent · off-putting · sickening · stomach-turning
Olfactory perception
- stenchPowerfully offensive odor
- odorPerceived atmospheric emission
- goreGraphic bloody violence
- bloodBody's oxygen carrier
violence · putrid · rotten · spoiled · rancid · fetid · curdled · sour
Anti-cancer drug treatment
- morning sicknessPregnancy-related nausea
- pregnancyCarrying developing offspring
- gastroparesisImpaired stomach motility disorder
- labyrinthitisInner ear canal swelling
migraine · concussion · anesthesia · radiation · symptom · side effect · medication · treatment
queasy
Mildly sick to stomach
gag · heave · dizzy · lightheaded · woozy · bilious · seasick · carsick · airsick · motion sickness
repulsion
Disgust or pushing-away force
- revulsionIntense physical disgust
- loathingIntense, settled disgust
- abhorrenceExtreme hatred or disgust
repugnance · aversion · distaste · revolting · repulsive · repellent · off-putting · sickening · stomach-turning · gross
smell
Olfactory perception
blood · violence · putrid · rotten · spoiled · rancid · fetid · curdled · sour · decay
chemotherapy
Anti-cancer drug treatment
- morning sicknessPregnancy-related nausea
- pregnancyCarrying developing offspring
- gastroparesisImpaired stomach motility disorder
labyrinthitis · migraine · concussion · anesthesia · radiation · symptom · side effect · medication · treatment · Dramamine
- nausea reliefTreatment for queasiness
- nausea treatmentIntervention for queasiness