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QUEASINESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Inability to rest or relax or be still
Synonyms:
queasiness; restlessness; uneasiness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("queasiness" is a kind of...):
nervousness (a sensitive or highly strung temperament)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "queasiness"):
jactation; jactitation ((pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness)
Derivation:
queasy (causing or fraught with or showing anxiety)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A mild state of nausea
Synonyms:
qualm; queasiness; squeamishness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("queasiness" is a kind of...):
nausea; sickness (the state that precedes vomiting)
Derivation:
queasy (feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit)
