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Write it Right Wednesdays

Nauseous or nauseated?

July 15, 2020

Did you know there’s a difference between nauseous and nauseated? The words are so close in relation it’s not hard to see why people would assume it means the same thing. However, of course, we know better; or at least we’re trying to do better. There’s no question the words are related, but the definition is too different for the words to be interchangeable. 

Let’s start by defining both words. Nauseous means sickening to contemplate. Nauseated means sick to the stomach. To help us better understand let’s see these words used in a sentence.

“I’m debating about sending my son back to school this fall and it’s making me nauseous.” 

“I was nauseous watching the Jeffrey Epstein series on Netflix and hearing how me allegedly molested young girls.”

“Riding that new roller coaster made me nauseated.”

“I became nauseated around the second trimester of my pregnancy.” 

They key to remembering the difference between them is nauseated means sick stomach literally and nauseous means sick to stomach figuratively. In the end, if you can’t remember which one to use check the dictionary for the definition. Lastly if you remember nothing else remember this: nauseous and nauseated are not interchangeable words.  

 

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