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nauseating

nau·se·at·ing

 (nô′zē-ā′tĭng, -zhē-, -sē-, -shē-)

adj.

1. Causing nausea; nauseous.

2. Causing disgust, loathing, or revulsion. See Usage Note at nauseous.

nau′se·at′ing·ly adv.

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nau•se•at•ing

(ˈnɔ ziˌeɪ tɪŋ, -ʒi-, -si-, -ʃi-)

adj.

1. causing nausea; nauseous.

2. such as to cause disgust, loathing, etc.

[1635–45]

nau′se•at`ing•ly, adv.

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nauseating

adjective

1. disgusting, offensive, appalling, nasty, foul, revolting, sickening, ghastly, vile, obnoxious, repulsive, odious, repugnant, loathsome, abhorrent, abominable, stomach-churning, stomach-turning, repellant, sick-making The judge described the offences as nauseating and unspeakable.

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nauseating

adjective

Extremely unpleasant to the senses or feelings:

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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

nauseating

[ˈnɔːzieɪtɪŋ] adj

[attitude, behaviour] → écœurant(e)

[smell, sight] → écœurant(e)
an ashtray full of old cigarette stubs, a nauseating sight → un cendrier plein de vieux mégots, une vision écœurante

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nauseating

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

nauseating

[ˈnɔːzɪˌeɪtɪŋ] adj → nauseante (fig) → disgustoso/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

nauseating

a. nauseabundo-a.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

nauseating

adj asqueroso, nauseabundo, que causa náusea(s)

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