What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Nauseous vs Barf - What's the difference?

nauseous | barf |

As an adjective nauseous

is causing nausea; sickening or disgusting.

As a noun barf is

vomit.

As a verb barf is

to vomit.

nauseous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Causing nausea; sickening or disgusting.
  • * 1819 , Lord Byron, Don Juan , I:
    • And then what proper person can be partial / To all those nauseous epigrams of Martial?
  • Afflicted with nausea; sick.
  • * 2010 , Tom Smith, The Guardian , 4 Sep 2010:
    • Is it a myth that you shouldn't drink alcohol while taking antibiotics? I often do and haven't felt remotely nauseous .

    Synonyms

    * nauseating - causing disgust rather than nausea

    See also

    * nauseated - afflicted with nausea * queasy

    barf

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (US, colloquial) vomit

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (US, colloquial) To vomit.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Anagrams

    * ----