nauseates

Makes one queasy

Nauseates is the third-person singular of nauseate, meaning to cause nausea or disgust.

Something that nauseates you makes you feel sick to your stomach, either literally or figuratively: The smell of rotten eggs nauseates me, His hypocrisy nauseates everyone who knows him.

The word works for both physical queasiness and moral revulsion.

physical

vomiting

Expelling stomach contents orally

seasick · carsick · airsick · motion sickness · upset stomach · bilious · heaving · queasiness · food poisoning · gastroenteritis

aversion

loathing

Intense, settled disgust

distaste · revulsion · antipathy · contempt · disdain · odium · execration · horror · disgust · dislike

disgust

revolts

Violent political uprisings

offends · appalls · repels · horrifies · disturbs · unsettles · puts off · turns off · displeases · affronts

Opposites
physical sensation/digestive response

nauseatessoothes

Gently relieves distress

settles · calms · relieves · eases · comforts

emotional/aesthetic response

nauseatespleases

Causes contentment in another

delights · attracts · charms · enchants · captivates

Family

nauseating, nauseated, nauseate

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