Etymology

ad nauseam

Today it means: To a nauseating or sickening degree. Full definition →

Latin ad nauseam
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromad nauseam
  2. English todayad nauseam

Unadapted borrowing from Latin ad nauseam, from ad (“to”) + nauseam (“sea-sickness, sickness, nausea”), accusative of nausea.

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