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Loathsome vs Nauseating - What's the difference?

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Loathsome is a related term of nauseating.


As adjectives the difference between loathsome and nauseating

is that loathsome is highly offensive; sickening, abominable while nauseating is causing disgust, revulsion or loathing.

loathsome

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • highly offensive; sickening, abominable

    • Usage notes

    * Nouns to which "loathsome" is often applied: disease, creature, thing, person, man, woman, dungeon, place, world, smell, act.

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    nauseating

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • causing disgust, revulsion or loathing
  • causing nausea

    • Synonyms

    * nauseous

    See also

    * nauseated