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noun
The state of being physically queasy; nausea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The state of feeling mentally queasy; squeamishness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
inability to rest or relax or be still
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: restlessness, uneasiness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: nervousness
Narrower terms: jactitation, jactation
noun
a mild state of nausea
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: squeamishness, qualm
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: nausea, sickness
History
Etymology tree English queasy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English queasiness From queasy + -ness.
