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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

nausea

/ˈnɔziə/

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NAW-zee-uh: use z followed by ee.

NAW-zee-uh has three syllables, with the first strongest. Keep the z voiced as it leads into ee and then a light final uh.

3 syllables · Stress on syllable 1

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The leaflet includes a section on nausea.

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What does nausea mean?

noun

  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.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈnɔziə/

Pronunciation used in the listening tip.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈnɔsi.ə//ˈnɔʒə//ˈnɔʃə/
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And at the very moment of that vain-glorious thought, a qualm came over me, a horrid nausea and the most deadly shuddering.
Robert Louis StevensonThe strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeProject Gutenberg ebook #42
Usually the nausea begins just after a menstrual period has been missed, and ceases about the third month or a little later.
J. Morris (Josiah Morris) SlemonsThe Prospective Mother, a Handbook for Women During PregnancyProject Gutenberg ebook #7129
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But the smell I had noticed on entering was stronger here, and a rising nausea drove me into the street for fresh air.
Jack LondonThe People of the AbyssProject Gutenberg ebook #1688
Meniere's disease is a disease probably of the semicircular canals, characterized by nausea, vomiting, vertigo, deafness, tinnitus aurium, and various other phenomena.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747