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What is the difference between Nauseated and Nauseous?

What is the difference between Nauseated and Nauseous?

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Answered Nov 18, 2020

Nausea came from the Greek word nausea, which is a phenomenon of wanting to vomit. It is an act that is mostly felt with the discomfort of traveling. Nauseous and nauseated are used interchangeably; they are terms that go with nausea as a verb itself. Nauseated is a verb, which means the act of feeling to vomit; this implies that when you feel any discomfort in your stomach, the right term is used nauseated, not nauseous. The synonym for nauseated is nauseated. On the other hand, nauseous is an adjective; this means that any internal factor or external factor that causes you discomfort or nauseated. Nauseous can be said to be the synonym of nauseating.
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N. Jarah

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Answered Jul 01, 2020

Many people will say that they feel nauseous when the correct word is nauseated. The major difference between the two is the form of the word. Nauseated is a verb. You can be nauseated and feel nauseated, but nauseous isn’t something you do. It is an adjective. Therefore, when you are feeling stomach discomfort, the appropriate thing to say nauseated. This form is because we can feel nauseated; nauseous is the descriptive use of the word.

The word nauseous defines the different external or possibly internal factors that are causing you to feel discomfort and nauseated. A couple of examples is that you can get car sick, or you could get seasick on a boat. Nausea is discomfort or uneasiness in the upper stomach, which creates the urge to vomit.

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M. Delilah

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Answered Jul 01, 2020

Nauseated and nauseous are two terms that are both relating to nausea. Moreover, a grammatical difference between them is that nauseated is a verb, while nauseous is an adjective. Nauseated is a term that expresses an action whereby you feel like throwing up or vomiting. On the other hand, nauseous can be said to be the description of the different internal or most likely external factors that makes you feel nauseated.

However, these two terms have their source from the term "nausea," which explains a condition of you wanting to vomit. This is experienced as uneasiness or discomfort in the upper part of your stomach, thus giving you an urge to vomit. This phenomenon is often associated with motion sickness, a discomfort you might experience when you travel. Nevertheless, not all nausea patients really vomit, but most of them do vomit. In addition, nausea is gotten from the Greek word "Nautica", which simply means "motion sickness."

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