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Nauseous vs Upsetting - What's the difference?

nauseous | upsetting | Synonyms |

Nauseous is a synonym of upsetting.


As adjectives the difference between nauseous and upsetting

is that nauseous is causing nausea; sickening or disgusting while upsetting is that causes or cause upset.

As a verb upsetting is

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As a noun upsetting is

the action of the verb upset.

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

    upsetting

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The action of the verb upset.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That causes or cause upset.
    • He found taking his cat to the vet to be put down very upsetting .
    The bodies lying at the scene of the crash were an upsetting sight.

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