queasiness

1
as in nausea
a disturbed condition of the stomach in which one feels like vomiting he still battled queasiness, even on large cruise ships

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as in squeamishness
the tendency to be or state of being squeamish a girl who has no queasiness about bugs at all

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Noun
  • It’s long been known, for example, that chronic smokers have a lower risk of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy and hyperemesis.
    Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Many people do not experience symptoms from the disease, while others experience fever, muscle pain, headache, loss of appetite, nausea or vomiting, according to the WHO.
    Fernando Ramos and Sanika Tank, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
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  • That sickness is caused by a virus typically spread by rats and mice.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
  • And how people can like this guy is— that's a sickness, actually.
    Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Queasiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queasiness. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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