how to pronounce nausea

/ˈnɔː.zi.ə/

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nausea is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of nausea in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… symptoms such as fever nausea aches and …”

meanings of nausea

noun:

Motion sickness.
Strong dislike or disgust.
A feeling of illness or discomfort in the digestive system, usually characterized by a strong urge to vomit.

nausea frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word nausea occurs in english on average 2.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.