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nausea

Syllabification: (nau·se·a)

Pronunciation: /ˈnôzēə, -ZHə/

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Definition of nausea

noun

a feeling of sickness with an inclination to vomit.
loathing; revulsion:intended to induce a feeling of nostalgia, it only induces in me a feeling of nausea

Origin:

late Middle English: via Latin from Greek nausia, from naus 'ship'

Remember that nausea and the related words nauseous and nauseate begin with nau- and have an e after the s.the drug’s side effects include nausea.