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nausea
nau·se·a [ náwzee ə, náwshə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. sickness of stomach: the unsettling feeling in the stomach that accompanies the urge to vomit
2. disgust: deep disgust ( literary )

[15th century. Via Latin< Greek nausia< naus "ship"]
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