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.
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Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal, 3 Mar. 2026
As a father, the facts of this case are nauseating, and my heart continues to ache for Zona, who is gone from us far too soon.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
At times, she would get nauseated before races.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2026
The scale of it was absurd and nauseating.
—Leonora Epstein, Architectural Digest, 20 Feb. 2026
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Alex Kuffner, The Providence Journal, 3 Mar. 2026
As a father, the facts of this case are nauseating, and my heart continues to ache for Zona, who is gone from us far too soon.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
At times, she would get nauseated before races.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2026
The scale of it was absurd and nauseating.
—Leonora Epstein, Architectural Digest, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nauseate
Verb
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Being taught society’s standard eating rituals, so as not to disgust others by violating them, was certainly a useful part of ordinary child-rearing.—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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On social media, Italian fans were disgusted by the performance, erupting into a meltdown rarely seen.—
Tyler Erzberger,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Sigmund Freud believed that every crush has a strand of disgust, that people are attracted to what repulses them.—
Daniel Felsenthal,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2026
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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
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The Gardners were on a family vacation when Miller Gardner died and Brett Gardner and others were sickened.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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In February, the agency said 27 people were sickened in an outbreak of an unknown gastrointestinal illness on board a luxury cruise ship, the Regent Seven Seas, which was sailing from Miami to Honolulu.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Minerliz’ family was relieved — and appalled.—
Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2026
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When the Mach-E hit the scene, plenty of internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicle purists were appalled by the idea that Ford would badge an EV as a Mustang.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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The narration returns obsessively to the moments of violence between the parents, which horrify the boy.—
Tim Parks,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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The Hortas were horrified to learn that Tania Hernandez, the owner of the small house where their friend was going hungry, was a social services worker for the state charged with the mission of saving frail, elderly and disabled adults like Rabell.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Nauseate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nauseate. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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