# nauseous

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈnɔːziːəs/ · frequency rank #26,521

## Definitions
1. Causing nausea; sickening or disgusting.
2. Inclined to nausea; sickly, squeamish.
3. Afflicted with nausea; sick.

## Etymology
From Latin nauseōsus (“causing nausea”), corresponding synchronically to nausea + -ous.

## Common misspellings (10)
`anuseous`, `nasueous`, `nauesous`, `nauseosu`, `nauseouss`, `nauseuos`, `nausoeus`, `nausseous`, `nnauseous`, `nuaseous`

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