stomach-churningly

In revolting fashion

Stomach-churningly describes something so disturbing, disgusting, or anxiety-inducing that it produces a physical sensation of nausea: The documentary showed stomach-churningly graphic footage of the massacre.

The adverb intensifies adjectives or verbs that already suggest unease: stomach-churningly violent, stomach-churningly sweet.

disgust

revolting

Causing strong disgust

grotesque · vile · repugnant · loathsome · abhorrent · putrid · foul · hideous · ghastly · gruesome

motion

dizzying

Causing spatial disorientation

swaying · nauseating · rollercoaster · turbulent · pitching · seasick · carsick · disorienting · queasy · wobbly

anxiety

nerve-wracking

Causing extreme anxiety

nail-biting · terrifying · agonizing · gut-wrenching · fearful · panicky · anxious · stressful · overwhelming · unnerving

Opposites
visceral pleasantness

stomach-churninglypleasantly

In an enjoyable manner

delightfully · appetizingly · soothingly · mouth-wateringly · comfortingly

emotional comfort

stomach-churninglyreassuringly

In confidence-restoring fashion

comfortingly · soothingly · upliftingly · peacefully · tranquilly

emotional intensity

stomach-churninglymildly

In a gentle way

slightly · barely · faintly · unremarkably · blandly

Family

stomach, churn, stomachs, stomached, stomaching, churns, churned, churning

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG