Read full poem →(spattered)by this instant of semiluminous nausea A vast
wordless nondescript genie of trunk trickled firm- ly in to one
Dictionary Entry
A feeling of illness or discomfort in the digestive system, usually characterized by a strong urge to vomit.
In a Sentence
“After the roller coaster ride, she felt a wave of nausea and had to sit down.”
Origin
From Latin nausea, from Greek nausía meaning seasickness, from naus ‘ship’.
Common Phrases
. nauseanausea includenausea cause
Synonyms
Poetry examples for “nausea”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →Horrible throbbing!
The sickness—the nausea—
The pitiless pain—
Read full poem →And still the sick ship rolls. 'Tis hard, I tell ye,
To choose 'twixt love and nausea, heart and belly.