# nausea

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈnɔːzɪə/ · frequency rank #14,175

## Definitions
1. A feeling of illness or discomfort in the digestive system, usually characterized by a strong urge to vomit.
2. Strong dislike or disgust.
3. Motion sickness.

## Etymology
From Middle English nausea, a borrowing from Latin nausea, from Ancient Greek ναυσία (nausía, “sea-sickness”), from ναῦς (naûs, “ship”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₂-. Displaced native Old English wlǣtta.

## Easily confused with
- **NASA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nasa-vs-nausea)

## Common misspellings (7)
`anusea`, `nasuea`, `nauesa`, `nausae`, `naussea`, `nnausea`, `nuasea`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nausea