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Noxious vs Nauseating - What's the difference?

noxious | nauseating |

As adjectives the difference between noxious and nauseating

is that noxious is harmful; injurious while nauseating is causing disgust, revulsion or loathing.

noxious

English

Alternative forms

* (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Harmful; injurious.
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    Usage notes

    * Nouns to which "noxious" is often applied: substance, chemical, fume, gas, odor, plant, weed, animal, stimulus, stimulation.

    Synonyms

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    nauseating

    English

    Adjective

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

    • Synonyms

    * nauseous

    See also

    * nauseated