To a disgusting or ridiculous degree; to the point of nausea.
[Latin ad, to + nauseam, accusative of nausea, sickness.]
ad nauseam
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To ridiculous excess, to a sickening degree. For example, I wish he'd drop the subject; we have heard about budget cuts ad nauseam. The term, Latin for "to [the point of] nausea," has been used in English since the early 1600s.
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The adverb has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
to a sickening extent
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This article is about the Latin phrase. For the comedy album by Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, see Derek and Clive Ad Nauseam.
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Ad nauseam is a Latin term used to describe an argument which has been continuing "[to the point of] nausea".[1] For example, the sentence "This topic has been discussed ad nauseam" signifies that the topic in question has been discussed extensively and everyone involved in the discussion is sick and tired of it.
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Etymology
This term is defined by the American Heritage Dictionary as:
- "Argumentum ad nauseam or argument from repetition or argumentum ad infinitum is an argument made repeatedly (possibly by different people) until nobody cares to discuss it any more. This may sometimes, but not always, be a form of proof by assertion".
Usage
As cognitive bias and logical fallacy
"Ad nauseam" arguments are logical fallacies relying on the repetition of a single argument to the exclusion of all else. This tactic employs intentional obfuscation, in which other logic and rationality is intentionally ignored in favour of preconceived (and ultimately subjective) modes of reasoning and rationality.
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