nauseate

verb

ˈnȯ-zhē-ˌāt How to pronounce nauseate (audio)
Definition of nauseatenext
as in to disgust
to cause to feel disgust such hateful graffiti would nauseate anyone with an ounce of human decency

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Recent Examples of nauseate Woonsocket residents are suing the city over nauseating odors from a local sludge incinerator. — Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal, 3 Mar. 2026 Cilantro, a polarizing herb that’s either adored in Mexican, Southeast Asian, and Indian cuisines, or repulsed by those who detect a nauseating soapy taste. — Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026 Rebecca Sherman Weatherford, Texas As viewed by this lawyer in Missouri, what Keefe (no relation) describes is nauseating. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 May 2026 The authors cited this year, each selected by a previous National Book Foundation honoree, write about the New York art world in the ’90s, the nauseating grip of social media, and the line between fable and fact in Hawaiian life. — Emma Alpern, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for nauseate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nauseate
  1. disgust
  2. repulse
  3. sicken
  4. appall
  5. horrify
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  • Kim The call left Kim Grindell disgusted, furious and wracked with guilt.
    — Rich Schapiro, NBC news, 20 June 2026
  • Many of the crew members are disgusted by Vito's homosexuality, but Phil seems to take special exception to this revelation, going out of his way to demand Tony take him out and becoming violently angered even at the mere mention of Vito's name.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
Definition of disgust
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  • Plenty of people bought it, plenty were repulsed by it.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 11 June 2026
  • Spearmint and peppermint plants are particularly effective insect repellents, but many other plants in the mint family can also be used to repulse flies, including pennyroyal and lemon balm.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 June 2026
Definition of repulse
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  • More than 100 passengers were sickened in a recent norovirus outbreak on the Ruby Princess cruise ship that departed from California last month and arrived back at port Thursday.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • The life-threatening species that's found in water can also sicken or kill people who eat contaminated seafood, such as raw oysters infected with the bacteria.
    — Stephanie Armour, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Definition of sicken
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  • The other Israelites are appalled by this heinous action and go to war against the Benjaminites, who are nearly destroyed before an eventual reconciliation (Judges 20–21).
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 July 2026
  • My friend told me some private information about him that appalled me.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
Definition of appall
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  • She would be horrified, hurt—ashamed, even, of Zeenat’s behavior.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 June 2026
  • Alicent looks understandably horrified to see her father's head on the ground away from his body.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 29 June 2026
Definition of horrify

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