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Dictionary: quea·sy  quea·zy (kwē') pronunciation
 
also adj., -si·er also -zi·er, -si·est -zi·est.
  1. Experiencing nausea; nauseated.
  2. Easily nauseated.
  3. Causing nausea; sickening: the queasy lurch of an airplane during a storm.
    1. Causing uneasiness.
    2. Uneasy; troubled.
    1. Easily troubled.
    2. 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.]

queasily quea'si·ly adv.
queasiness quea'si·ness n.
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adj

Definition: not feeling well; not comfortable
Antonyms: comfortable, healthy, satisfied


 
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Feeling sick to one's stomach. Also: Feeling uncomfortable or uneasy.

pronunciation I sometimes feel queasy when I take a boat trip on the ocean.

 
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - have kvalme, kvalmende, være kræsen, ømfindtlig

Nederlands (Dutch)
misselijk, snel van streek (maag), teergevoelig

Français (French)
adj. - (se sentir) nauséeux, (avoir l'estomac) délicat, (avoir l'estomac) un peu dérangé, (fig) mauvais (la conscience)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - schlecht, übel, empfindlich, übertrieben sensibel

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - που αισθάνεται ναυτία, ζαλισμένος, αηδιαστικός, σιχαμερός, υπερευαίσθητος, μυγιάγγιχτος

Italiano (Italian)
nauseato, nauseante, delicato, schifiltoso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - nauseado, repugnante

Русский (Russian)
тошнотворный, подверженный тошноте, привередливый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - mareado, con náuseas, repugnante, inquieto

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - kväljande, ömtålig, känslig, kräsen, illamående, illa till mods, instabil

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
催吐的, 使人呕吐的, 动荡的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 催吐的, 使人嘔吐的, 動蕩的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 역겨운, 구역질 나는, 까다로운

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 吐き気がする, むかつく, 吐き気を催させる, 不安な, 不快な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مقرف, مقلق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חש בחילה, רגיש, מבחיל, בררן, קפדן, אנין, עדין‬


 
 
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