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Queasiness

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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. the state of being queasy; nausea

n. psychological discomfort at the prospect of having to deal with a particular issue

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. The state of being queasy; nausea; qualmishness; squeamishness.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The state of being queasy; nausea; qualmishness; inclination to vomit; disgust.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. inability to rest or relax or be still

n. a mild state of nausea

Word Usage

"The second-topmost stage is queasiness, which is in some ways worse; I feel like I'm going to throw up because my stomach is spinning like a top and my entire body is shivering tautly, like a puppet with the strings being pulled in every direction, but I'm not quite sick enough to vomit."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

nausea sickness

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

nausea qualmishness squeamishness

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

uneasiness

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

gyratory claustrophobia vertigo qualm station-agent cramping dizziness disorientation itchiness unease