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 After a summer full of nauseating WNBA drama, that UNC-TCU kickoff in Dublin is gonna hit like crack. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026 The plaintiffs stopped eating and became nauseated, the court document continues. — Greta Cross, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026 Four weeks later, she is still nauseated and her pregnancy test remains positive. — Jennifer Karlin, STAT, 11 Aug. 2026 However, last year’s team featured a nauseating number of guards, so these Bulls boast a crowded frontcourt and aren’t in dire need of Mathurin’s skill set. — Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 1 Aug. 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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  • Kaufhold thinks that something might be a heightened sensitivity to disgust.
    — Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Janice was disgusted; Mary was emotionally devastated and financially ruined.
    — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of disgust
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  • Her widowed aunt plays chaperone as Susanna attends heady lectures and repulses her many suitors.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Young people just aren’t interested, partly because they’re repulsed by bodily fluids.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of repulse
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  • Reporter covering local breaking news Federal health officials are investigating a multistate salmonella outbreak that has been linked to raw oysters and sickened 27 people across a dozen states.
    — Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The state’s outbreak has spread to dozens of counties, sickened over 1,200 people, and put 176 in the hospital.
    — Raj Panjabi, STAT, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of sicken
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  • As a graduate student and young mother in Israel, she had been appalled that her kids were being taught creationism in public school.
    — Daniel Brook, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The neighbors, who had till then lived in a conventional suburban setting — two-story colonials, wide lawns — were appalled.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of appall
Verb
  • Alma Hernandez, board president of Santa Maria Joint Union High School District, said she was horrified by ICE’s actions.
    — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The incident Monday afternoon sparked horrified reactions on social media as eyewitnesses shared their experiences online.
    — Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of horrify

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“Nauseate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nauseate. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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