queasiness
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quea·sy
also quea·zy (kwē′zē)adj. quea·si·er, quea·si·est also quea·zi·er or quea·zi·est
1. Experiencing nausea; nauseated.
2. Easily nauseated.
3. Causing nausea; sickening: the queasy lurch of an airplane during a storm.
4.
a. Causing uneasiness.
b. Uneasy; troubled.
5.
a. Easily troubled.
b. Ill at ease; squeamish: "He is not queasy about depicting mass violence, in some circumstances, as a legitimate instrument of social transformation" (Shaul Bakhash).
[Middle English coisy, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]
quea′si·ly adv.
quea′si·ness n.
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Noun | 1. | queasiness - a mild state of nausea |
2. | queasiness - inability to rest or relax or be still nervousness - a sensitive or highly strung temperament jactation, jactitation - (pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness |
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Translations
queasiness
[ˈkwiːzɪnɪs] N1. (= nausea) → náuseas fpl, sensación f de mareo
the anaesthetic may cause a little queasiness → la anestesia puede producirle ligeras náuseas or una ligera sensación de mareo
a feeling of queasiness → una sensación de mareo
the anaesthetic may cause a little queasiness → la anestesia puede producirle ligeras náuseas or una ligera sensación de mareo
a feeling of queasiness → una sensación de mareo
2. (= unease) → intranquilidad f
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queasiness
n → Übelkeit f
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